Overview
- PBS reported Friday that the Sensitive Price Index rose 1.93% in the week ended April 9 and 12.15% year over year, a weekly gauge that tracks 51 essentials across 17 cities.
- Fuel costs jumped over the week, with diesel up 54.71%, petrol 17.86%, and LPG 8.61%, while tomatoes, potatoes, and onions also rose.
- On a yearly basis, diesel climbed 101.02%, petrol 48.70%, and LPG 65.86%, and staples such as onions, wheat flour, and tomatoes posted double‑digit gains.
- Prices increased for 28 of the 51 tracked items, and the highest‑income households saw the largest weekly rise at 2.50% compared with 0.75% for the lowest bracket.
- The Express Tribune, citing Topline Securities, said the reading is a 74‑week high and linked the surge to Middle East tensions that have shaken global oil markets.