Positive GDP growth rate unlikely? Dr Hafeez Pasha says this is due to negative growth in the large-scale manufacturing industries and a decline in major agriculture crops Updated 23 Dec, 2024 10:51am
Business & Finance Jul-Nov FY25: Textile group exports up 10.51pc to $7.607bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by 10.51 percent in first five months (July-November) of... Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:22am
Editorials MPS: further cut in key interest rate EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the policy rate by 200 basis points to 13 percent during... Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:11am
Opinion Fall in the rate of inflation The very good news is that there has been a precipitate drop in the rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer... Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:25am
Business & Finance Jul-Oct LSM output shows -0.64pc contraction YoY ISLAMABAD: The Overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.64 percent during the first... Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:31am
Business & Finance SPI-based inflation rises slightly ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended December 12, 2024, increased by 0.07... Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am
Opinion Human development index of provinces The Population and Housing Census of 2023 has generated a lot of useful information on key indicators. The ... Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Markets Largely stable KARACHI: Rupee remained largely stable against the US dollar in the inter-bank market during the previous week. The... Published 09 Dec, 2024 06:43am
Opinion Need for institutional reforms Pakistan’s economy has started showing positive signs of recovery and resilience after years of grappling with... Updated 06 Dec, 2024 08:09am
Editorials Inflation slide arrested EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed a 4.9 percent Consumer Price Index, a 2.3 percent decline... Published 04 Dec, 2024 03:14am
Opinion Falling industrial production The statistics on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently for the first quarter of... Updated 03 Dec, 2024 06:30am
Business & Finance Jul-Nov exports up 12.57pc to $13.691bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 12.57 per cent during the first five months (July-November) of current... Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:20am
Print SPI inflation falls slightly ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended November 28, 2024 decreased by 0.03... Updated 30 Nov, 2024 03:14pm
Print Cell phones: Jul-Oct import registers negative growth YoY ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $420.799 million in the first four months (July-October) of the... Updated 25 Nov, 2024 02:44pm
Print Weekly SPI inflation up 0.67pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week ended November 21, 2024 increased by 0.67 per cent... Updated 23 Nov, 2024 03:15pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in November, signals room for another rate cut The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue as the CPI-based figure is expected to fall below... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 06:16pm
Business & Finance Jul-Oct textile group exports up 10.44pc ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by 10.44 per cent in first four months (July-October) of... Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:58am
Business & Finance Jul-Sept LSM sector shows growth of -0.76pc ISLAMABAD: The Overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.76 per cent during the first... Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:54am
Business & Finance Week ended Nov 14: SPI inflation up 4.16pc YoY: PBS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has claimed that Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week... Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:45am
Business & Finance Petroleum imports grow 1.68pc in July-October ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed 1.68 percent growth during the first four months (July-October) of the... Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am
Business & Finance SPI inflation up by 0.24pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) based inflation for the week ended November 7, 2024 increased by 0.24... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:41am
Business & Finance NPMC reviews price stabilisation strategies ISLAMABAD: In the month of October 2024, non-perishable food items experienced a controlled rise of 1.01 per cent as... Updated 06 Nov, 2024 09:07am
Business & Finance Weekly SPI inflation up 0.10pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended October 31, 2024 increased by 0.10... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am
Business & Finance Oct CPI inflation jumps 7.2pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased by 7.2 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis in... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am
Business & Finance Jul-Oct exports up 13.45pc to $10.88bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 13.45 per cent during the first four months (July-October) of ... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am
Pakistan Pakistan’s trade deficit contracts 31% YoY to $1.5bn in October 2024 In 4MFY25, trade deficit narrows 5.59% to $6.97 billion Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:06pm
Markets Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 7.2% in October 2024 Reading slightly higher than market and official expectations that put figure in range of 6-7% Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:57pm
Print Weekly SPI inflation down 0.22pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended October 24, 2024 decreased by 0.22 per... Updated 26 Oct, 2024 08:38am
Print APTMA urges MPC to cut interest rate by 400bps ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has called for a significant reduction in interest... Updated 25 Oct, 2024 08:57am
Business & Finance MoU signed: CCP, PBS to strengthen cooperation, improve data utilization ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) have signed a... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am