Pakistan, June 3 -- Pakistan's headline inflation clocked in at 3.5% on a year-on-year basis in May 2025, a reading higher than that of April 2025 when it stood at 0.3%, showed Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data on Monday.

On a month-on-month basis, it decreased by 0.2% in May 2025, as compared to a decrease of 0.8% in the previous month and a decrease of 3.2% in May 2024.

CPI inflation average during 11MFY25 stood at 4.61% as compared to 24.52% in 11MFY24.

Inflation in Pakistan has been a significant and persistent economic challenge, particularly in recent years. In May 2023, the CPI inflation rate hit a record high of 38%. However, it has been on a downward trajectory since then.

Last month, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC...