Floods push essential items’ prices up in Pakistan

Floods finally take their toll on prices of essential commodities, as inflation benchmark Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 5.6 percent on a year-on-year basis in September 2025, as compared to 3.0 percent in the previous month. According to figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on a month-on-month basis, CPI increased by 2.0 percent in September 2025 as compared to a decrease of 0.6 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.5 percent in September 2024. The CPI was 6.9 percent in September 2024. CPI inflation (urban) increased by 5.5 percent on a YoY basis in September 2025, as compared to 3.4 percent in the previous month and 9.3 percent in September 2024. On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 1.5 percent in September 2025 as compared to a decrease of 0.7percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.5percent in September 2024. Whereas the CPI inflation (rural) increased by 5.8 percent on a YoY basis in September 2025, as compared to an increase of 2.4 percent in the previous month and 3.6 percent in September 2024.