Weekly SPI Movement and Quintile Breakdown
The combined Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for Pakistan rose by 0.29% week-on-week for the week ended 5 November 2026, reaching an index level of 374.61 compared to 373.51 in the preceding week. The index, which tracks 51 essential items across 50 markets in 17 cities, showed varied momentum across household consumption brackets. On an annual basis, the combined index increased by 12.31% compared to the corresponding week ended 6 November 2025, when it stood at 333.55. [1] [2]
Disaggregated data by consumption quintile shows that the weekly price increase was sharpest for the lowest expenditure group. The SPI for Quintile 1 (households with monthly expenditures up to PKR 17,732) rose 0.86% week-on-week to 361.00 from 357.92, while advancing 10.15% year-on-year. For Quintile 2 (expenditures PKR 17,733 to PKR 22,888), the index increased 0.70% during the week to 363.32, marking an 11.72% annual rise. Quintile 3 (PKR 22,889 to PKR 29,517) climbed 0.52% to 383.89, representing a 10.33% annual increase. Quintile 4 (PKR 29,518 to PKR 44,175) edged up 0.40% to 370.77, up 10.68% year-on-year, while Quintile 5 (expenditures above PKR 44,175) recorded the mildest weekly change of 0.10% to 373.84, with an annual rise of 12.75%. [1] [2]
Top Price Movers and Component Impacts
During the week under review, out of 51 monitored items, prices of 21 commodities (41.18%) increased, 10 items (19.60%) decreased, and 20 items (39.22%) remained unchanged. The primary driver of the weekly increase was fresh tomatoes, whose national average price surged by 54.18% week-on-week from PKR 125.70 to PKR 193.81 per kg, contributing a 0.4897 percentage point positive impact to the combined index. Domestic fuel gas also climbed, as the price of an 11.67 kg LPG cylinder rose 3.72% from PKR 6,264.79 to PKR 6,497.89, imparting a 0.1024 percentage point increase to the combined indicator. [1] [2]
Additional weekly price increases were recorded in potatoes, which rose 2.07% to PKR 52.15 per kg, farm hen eggs, up 1.17% to PKR 257.48 per dozen, and garlic, which edged up 1.06% to PKR 408.31 per kg. Non-food items showing upticks included firewood whole, rising 1.01% to PKR 1,542.26 per 40 kg, powdered salt, up 0.91% to PKR 62.43 per 800-gram packet, and plain bread, which increased 0.64% to PKR 124.41 each. Un-boiled fresh milk gained 0.49% to PKR 221.05 per litre, contributing 0.1055 percentage points to the combined index. [1] [2]
Upward pressure was partially offset by cuts in government-regulated petroleum prices and select kitchen staples. Super petrol fell 4.20% week-on-week from PKR 380.18 to PKR 364.23 per litre, exerting a negative impact of 0.3850 percentage points on the combined basket. High-speed diesel decreased 2.97% from PKR 402.08 to PKR 390.13 per litre, reducing the index by 0.0036 percentage points. Among food commodities, pulse gram declined 1.08% to PKR 300.49 per kg, local bananas fell 0.85% to PKR 126.10 per dozen, onions eased 0.82% to PKR 188.18 per kg, live broiler farm chicken fell 0.61% to PKR 428.53 per kg, refined sugar decreased 0.40% to PKR 140.55 per kg, and a 20 kg bag of wheat flour dropped 0.34% to PKR 2,941.34. [1] [2]
Annual Comparisons and Structural Tariffs
Over a 52-week period, several major commodities reflected significant index shifts compared to November 2025. The cost of an 11.67 kg LPG cylinder demonstrated the steepest annual increase at 114.88%, rising from PKR 3,023.99 to PKR 6,497.89. Fresh tomatoes followed with a 78.89% year-on-year increase from PKR 108.34. Protected electricity charges for Quintile 1 consumers rose 52.38% over the year, holding steady at PKR 7.36 per unit compared to PKR 4.83 in November 2025. High-speed diesel and super petrol recorded year-on-year advances of 39.27% and 36.34% respectively, while 20 kg wheat flour bags were up 33.95% from PKR 2,195.81. [1] [2]
Conversely, several essential food staples posted notable price contractions relative to the previous year. Potato prices dropped 37.24% year-on-year from PKR 83.09 to PKR 52.15 per kg. Farm hen eggs declined 27.59% from PKR 355.57 to PKR 257.48 per dozen, while refined sugar fell 25.03% from PKR 187.48 to PKR 140.55 per kg. Salt powder decreased 14.09% year-on-year, washed pulse masoor dropped 7.49% to PKR 268.38 per kg, washed pulse moong declined 6.79% to PKR 354.15 per kg, and IRRI-6/9 rice eased 1.79% to PKR 154.40 per kg. [1] [2]
Regional Disparities and Ancillary Benchmarks
PBS price collection across 17 urban centres highlighted substantial regional variation for essential commodities as of 5 November 2026. A 20 kg bag of wheat flour averaged PKR 2,418.34 in Multan and PKR 2,421.32 in Sargodha, but reached PKR 3,278.77 in Islamabad and PKR 3,339.88 in Hyderabad. Broken basmati rice was recorded at PKR 140.00 per kg in Bannu, while averaging PKR 299.93 in Quetta. Fresh un-boiled milk ranged from PKR 176.60 per litre in Sargodha to PKR 266.46 in Peshawar. The 11.67 kg LPG cylinder traded between PKR 6,100.00 in Bannu and PKR 7,002.00 in Sialkot. [1] [3]
Ancillary data tables for the week ended 5 November 2026 showed mild fluctuations in agricultural inputs and construction labor. The national average retail price for a 50 kg bag of Sona Urea rose 1.28% week-on-week to PKR 4,842, while Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) edged down 0.08% to PKR 17,140. Cement prices dipped 0.29% to PKR 1,587 per 50 kg bag. Daily wage rates for construction labor registered modest upticks across centers: daily wages averaged PKR 2,127 for masons (up 0.27%), PKR 1,929 for plumbers (up 0.55%), PKR 1,802 for painters (up 0.23%), and PKR 1,325 for unskilled laborers (up 0.33%). [3]
Sources and reporting periods
- [1] Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) Executive Summary Report for Week Ended 05.11.2026 — published 2026-11-05; reporting period: Week ended 05-11-2026.
- [2] Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) Report Annexure-III for Week Ended 05.11.2026 — published 2026-11-05; reporting period: Week ended 05-11-2026.
- [3] Consumer Prices of Essential Items and Retail Benchmarks Annexure for Week Ended 05.11.2026 — published 2026-11-05; reporting period: Week ended 05-11-2026.