Pakistan, July 19 -- The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the combined consumption group decreased by 1.61 percent on year-on-year basis during the week ending on July 17 as compared to the corresponding week of last year (2024).

However, on week-on-week basis, the SPI for the group increased by 0.38 percent during the week compared to last week, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. According to the PBS data, the SPI for the week under review in the above-mentioned group was recorded at 316.23 points as compared to 315.03 points during the past week. As compared to the corresponding week of last year, the SPI for the combined consumption group in the week under review witnessed a de...