ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), eased to 14.07 per cent year-on-year in the week ending on Sept due to a decline in eatables and petrol, official data showed on Friday.
It fell by 0.15pc week-on-week.
The deceleration is mainly caused by a drop in essential food products like wheat and last year’s high base effect.
A downturn in petrol prices in the last three weeks has led to a decrease in the prices of perishable goods.
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