Pakistan, March 7 -- Weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), recorded an increase of 0.37 percent for the combined consumption group during the week ended March 5, 2026, as compared to the corresponding week of last year.

The SPI for the week under review increased to 335.09 points from 333.86 points recorded in the previous week, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported Friday. On a year-on-year basis, however, the SPI registered an increase of 4.70 percent.

The SPI, with base year 2015-16 = 100, monitors price movements of 51 essential items across 17 urban centres, covering all expenditure groups.

The SPI for the lowest consumption group (up to Rs 17,732) remained unchanged at 323.48 points.

However,...