Pakistan Inflation Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

0.7

Units In

1.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 02, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
37.97 May 2023	-10.32 Feb 1959	8.41 %	1957-2025	Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

In Pakistan, most important categories in the consumer price index are food and non-alcoholic beverages (35 percent of total weight); housing, water, electricity, gas and fuels (29 percent); clothing and footwear (8 percent) and transport (7 percent). The index also includes furnishings and household equipment (4 percent), education (4 percent), communication (3 percent) and health (2 percent). The remaining 8 percent is composed by: recreation and culture, restaurants and hotels, alcoholic beverages and tobacco and other goods and services.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Pakistan eased for the fifth consecutive month to 0.7% in March 2025 from a 2015-low of 1.5% in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since September 1968, as deflation worsened for food & non-alcoholic beverages (-5.1% vs -4.2% in February), particularly perishable food items (-30.2%). In addition, deflation continued for transport (-1.2% vs -1.1%) and housing and utilities (-2.2% vs -0.6%). Moreover, prices slowed for clothing and footwear (13.5% vs 13.8%), furnishing and household equipment maintenance (3.7% vs 4.5%), health (13.8% vs 14.3%), and recreation and culture (7.7% vs 8.4%). Meanwhile, prices accelerated for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (7.5% vs 6.7%), education (11.9% vs 10.9%), and miscellaneous goods and services (13.4% vs 12.8%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.9% in March 2025, rebounding from a 0.8% fall in the previous month.