food inflation
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798Oil, food imports surge 78% to $12.4 billion in July-November
The country’s oil and food imports moved up by 78 percent to $12.4 billion during the first five months of this fiscal year...
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670
Weekly inflation declines 0.48 percent
Weekly inflation for the week terminating on December 2 observed a drop of 0.48 percent week-on-week, however, it increased by 18.6 percent...
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593
Sugar fair price shops are being set up across KP and in Islamabad
The district administrations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) are establishing fair-price shops to tackle the excessive price and smooth...
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814
Govt bans export of perishable food items to contain local prices
Ban ordered by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has been imposed on export of perishable items for three months amid fears of an extra spike...
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549
Govt to intervene in market to reduce edible oil, sugar, flour prices: Tarin
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin says the government has decided to intervene in the market to partially reduce prices of essential food items,...
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639
The government will set up a food security management body
The federal government has decided to make a National Food Security Management Committee under the supervision of the prime minister to take...
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801
40 kg wheat bag price increased by over 32 percent to Rs 1,950
Wheat issued price has increased by over 32 percent from Rs 1,475 to Rs 1,950 per 40 kg, announced Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin. He was...
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729
Food import billing increased 22 percent in the month of July
The food import bill of the country grew by 22.24 percent to $647.036 million in July compared to $529.311 million of the...
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710
Food inflation: Sugar, ghee and flour prices rise at utility stores
The price of food items at the utility stores has been increased, the Utility Stores Corporation has notified the new prices. The...
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636
Food circular debt of Punjab jumps to Rs 560 billion
Punjab’s food sector circular debt has risen to a staggering Rs 560 billion, equal to the Annual Development Programme for the year 2021-22. The...
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476
Consumer inflation eases slightly to 10.9 percent in May
Consumer inflation slightly eased to 10.9 percent in May from 11.1 percent in April, released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). ...
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842
Food import bill increases by 53.93 percent in 10 months
The government has spent a big amount on the import of food items during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year. The items like...
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863
Inflation accelerates to 11.1 percent in Pakistan during April
April has seen a double-digit increase in prices of consumer items as inflation edged up to 11.1 percent from 9.1 percent in...
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711
Pakistan inflation at lowest level in two years
According to the report released by IM Securities, inflation in Pakistan was recorded at 5.7% in January, which is the lowest in...
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2.1K
Utility Stores Corporation records Rs 100 billion annual turnover in 2020
The annual turnover of Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan (USC) was recorded around at around Rs 100 billion in the calendar year...
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710
Prices go up again: Sugar being sold for Rs 90-100 per kg
Sugar prices have again spiked across Pakistan, with sweetener rates increasing by Rs 5 per kilogram in two days, as reported on...
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1.6K
Average rate of the price hike, the highest in 8 years
In a report, issued by the statistical division, it was manifested that during the period of PTI government, the average rate of...
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832
Fruit, vegetable prices surge as shopkeepers ignore govt rates
The rates of fruit and vegetable have skyrocketed, despite the fact that government rates are forwarded to the shopkeepers on daily basis...
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1.2K
Pakistan becomes importer of major farm goods to curb soaring prices
Pakistan which always was the exporter of major agricultural goods has now become a net importer of some of the major farm...
