Pakistan, June 30 -- Pakistan's inflation is projected to stay between 3-4% in June 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance's Monthly Economic Update and Outlook. This marks a steep drop from 11.8% in May 2024 to 3.5% in May 2025 (YoY CPI), highlighting improved price stability and relief for households facing cost-of-living pressures.

The ministry credited this positive trend to prudent fiscal management, improved external account performance, and better coordination in monetary and supply-side policies. As a result, real GDP growth reached 2.68% in FY2025 so far. The current account surplus hit $1.81 billion, and the primary budget surplus stood at 3.2% of GDP, showing that the government is managing both spending and revenues more ...