Pakistan inflation clocks in at 9.6% in October 2026
Pakistan’s headline inflation clocked in at 9.6% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in October 2026, down from 10.3% recorded in September, as shown by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data on Monday. The consumer price index (CPI) was recorded at 6.2% in October 2025. On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 1.1% in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 1.3% in the previous month and an increase of 1.7% in October 2025. CPI inflation urban increased by 9.5% on a year-on-year basis in October 2026 as compared to an increase of 10.1% in the previous month and an increase of 6.0% in October 2025.