Sept CPI soars 23pc YoY, declines 1.2pc MoM ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 23.2 percent on year-on-year basis in September 2022 as... Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am
Markets Inflation reading falls slightly in September, clocks in at 23.2% Decline driven by relief in fuel charges adjustment in electricity bills, say analysts Updated 01 Oct, 2022 07:29pm
Business & Finance SPI inflation up 0.94pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended September 29 recorded an... Updated 01 Oct, 2022 11:03am
Business & Finance SPI inflation down 8.11pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended September 22 recorded a... Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am
Business & Finance July LSMI output slumps 16.5pc MoM, 1.4pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 16.5 percent on a month-on month... Updated 23 Sep, 2022 09:54am
Business & Finance Cell phones worth $102m imported in July, Aug ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $101.864 million during the first two months (July-August) of the... Updated 18 Sep, 2022 01:37pm
Business & Finance SPI inflation down 0.19pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended September 15 for the... Updated 17 Sep, 2022 11:03am
Business & Finance Jul-Aug textile group exports up 4.18pc to $3.056bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports witnessed a growth of 4.18 percent during the first two months... Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:38am
Print Essential commodities: Stakeholders told to avoid speculative trading ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal Thursday directed the... Updated 16 Sep, 2022 09:49am
Markets Month-on-month: food, oil imports post double-digit growth in August PBS data shows these two groups constituted close to half of total imports during the previous month Updated 15 Sep, 2022 04:49pm
Pakistan Population census 2022: Minister calls for taking inputs from ECP, other stakeholders ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal emphasised the timely... Published 13 Sep, 2022 07:30am
Markets July spices export decreases 10pc ISLAMABAD: The exports of spices from the country witnessed a decrease of 10.61 percent during the first month of... Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:49am
Business & Finance SPI down 0.58pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Prince Index (SPI) for the week ended on 8th September 2022 registered a decline of 0.58... Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:14am
Business & Finance Aug CPI inflation hits multi-decade high of 27.3pc YoY ISLAMABAD: Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged to a multi-decade high of 27.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in ... Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am
Opinion A drifting economy It is quite distressful to see the nascent economic recovery ceding way to the same uncertainty and drift that... Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am
Opinion Escaping the jaws of stagflation Amid elevated levels of inflation, the war in Ukraine, and rising interest rates, global economic growth is expected... Published 31 Aug, 2022 06:27am
Business & Finance Weekly SPI soars 44.58pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended August 25, 2022, recorded an increase of 44.58... Published 27 Aug, 2022 05:49am
BR Research Imports: Waiting game Imports (reported by PBS) are down by 37 percent from the previous month to $4.99 billion in July. The detailed... Published 24 Aug, 2022 09:34am
Pakistan Govt wants digital census done before next polls ISLAMABAD: Federal government wants to complete the process for the digital census in the country before holding of... Updated 23 Aug, 2022 06:29am
Print Weekly SPI inflation shatters records, rises to 42.31pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The weekly review of the sensitive price index (SPI) on Friday highlighted a record increase in inflation... Updated 20 Aug, 2022 09:48am
Business & Finance Mobile phones worth $38.804m imported in July ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $38.804 million in July 2022 which registered a growth of 20.43... Published 18 Aug, 2022 05:26am
Print FY22 LSMI output grows 11.7pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has registered a growth of 11.7 percent during the... Updated 17 Aug, 2022 09:40am
Business & Finance Weekly SPI down 0.08pc ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended August 11, 2022, recorded a decrease of 0.08... Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am
Opinion Economic indicators in July 2022 The first month of 2022-23 which has just come to an end presents a mixed picture. Perhaps the most positive... Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am
Editorials Planning minister makes a valid point EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has come up with a ... Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am
Business & Finance SPI up 0.82pc WoW Increase in prices of food, energy commodities drive surge Updated 06 Aug, 2022 12:07pm
Opinion Acute food inflation and a shallow global policy leadership response The ‘Food security’ update recently released by World Bank indicated a very difficult food inflation situation... Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am
Pakistan Digital census: Key stakeholders directed to prepare draft summary ISLAMABAD: After the successful completion of the country’s first pilot digital census on Wednesday, Federal... Published 04 Aug, 2022 07:05am
Editorials The challenge of rising inflation EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data on the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 24.9 percent... Published 03 Aug, 2022 05:56am
Pakistan Ahsan wants dashboard to track daily economic activities ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday directed the... Published 03 Aug, 2022 04:55am