SPI slightly up WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 31, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.53 ... Published 02 Apr, 2022 04:14am
Print Finance ministry releases report: Intensity of risks may hit domestic economic activities ISLAMABAD: The exports from the country during the month of March 2022 are expected to continue their upward trend,... Updated 30 Mar, 2022 10:10am
Business & Finance SPI up 1.1pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 24, 2022 recorded an increase of 1.10 ... Updated 26 Mar, 2022 10:36am
Editorials The upcoming budget EDITORIAL: Irrespective of the outcome of the vote of no-confidence, the budget for next fiscal year will have to be... Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am
Opinion Implications of the GDP rebasing The Governing Council of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has approved the new GDP estimates, following the ... Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am
Editorials Rise in textile exports EDITORIAL: Exports have risen to 20.5 billion dollars in the first eight months (July-February) of the current ... Updated 31 Mar, 2022 02:34pm
Print Timely actions helped contain deficit: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government’s timely actions to contain the current account... Updated 20 Mar, 2022 09:01am
Business & Finance SPI down 1.37pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 17, 2022 recorded a decrease of 1.37 percent... Updated 19 Mar, 2022 10:34am
Print Jul-Jan LSMI output up 7.6pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 7.6 percent for... Updated 19 Mar, 2022 10:14am
Editorials Better late than never EDITORIAL: Finally, the rebasing of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and trade indices has been approved by Pakistan... Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:20am
Print National Accounts, trade indices: Re-basing approved by PBS’s GC Federal Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar chairs meeting of Governing Council (GC) of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Updated 16 Mar, 2022 09:42am
Print July-Feb textile group exports soar 26.08pc to $12.61bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports witnessed 26.08 percent growth during the first eight months... Updated 16 Mar, 2022 09:48am
Opinion Wait-and-see policy of SBP The latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) was issued by the SBP on the 8th of March. Since the Russian-Ukraine war... Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am
Opinion Time to take charge The petrochemical sector can help us achieve import substitution, promote export-led growth and join the ranks of industrialized nations Updated 13 Mar, 2022 10:56am
Business & Finance SPI up 0.52pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 10, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.52 ... Published 12 Mar, 2022 04:08am
Business & Finance SPI up 0.04pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended March 3, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.04 percent... Published 05 Mar, 2022 04:10am
Print Jul-Feb trade deficit widens 82.2pc to $31.959bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 82.2 percent during the first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal... Updated 03 Mar, 2022 09:59am
Print Feb CPI up 12.2pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 12.2 percent on year-on-year basis in February... Updated 02 Mar, 2022 09:48am
Pakistan February: Pakistan's inflation reading drops marginally to 12.2% Average inflation during 8MFY22 amounts to 10.52%, compared to 8.25% in 8MFY21 Updated 01 Mar, 2022 04:23pm
Business & Finance Mobile phones: Jul-Jan imports soar 11.86pc to $1.27bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.270 billion during the first seven months (July-January) of... Updated 20 Feb, 2022 09:04am
Business & Finance SPI increases 0.22pc on food price hike WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended February 17, 2022 recorded an increase of 0.22... Published 19 Feb, 2022 04:15am
Editorials Logistical nightmares in agriculture EDITORIAL: It makes not just economic sense but also basic common sense for farmers to get agriculture inputs right... Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Business & Finance July-Dec LSMI output surges 7.4pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 7.4 percent for... Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Pakistan H1 readymade garments’ exports rise 22.93pc YoY ISLAMABAD: Ready-made garments during the first six months of fiscal year of 2021-22 grew by 22.93 % as compared to... Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am
Pakistan Minister tells cabinet colleagues: PBS will start releasing quarterly figures ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has assured the Federal Cabinet that... Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am
Opinion Rebasing of national income There is some very good news from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Following the exercise of rebasing of the... Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am
Business & Finance Jul-Jan trade deficit widens 91.9pc YoY ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 91.9 percent during the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal... Updated 03 Feb, 2022 09:19am
Print Jan CPI grows 13pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) witnessed an increase of 13 percent on year-on-year basis in January 2022... Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am
Markets Pakistan's January inflation reading hits 13%, highest in two years Consumer Price Index (CPI) clocks in at 12.96%, highest since January 2020 when it stood at 14.6% Updated 01 Feb, 2022 01:27pm
Print SPI down 0.11pc WoW ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended January 27, 2022 recorded a decrease of 0.11... Updated 29 Jan, 2022 09:45am
