ISLAMABAD: The recurring surge in the petroleum product costs has reflected harmfully on the essential commodities as inflation statistics expressed Friday an incremental rise attributable to the costs of transportation as collective price index crosses 9 per cent.
The surge in many essential commodities is noticed during the past week which translates to a collective weekly inflation rise of over 0.8 pc, according to the numbers released today by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
Prices of poultry meat, eggs, sugar, and wheat, among other things, recorded appreciable rise as per the released PBS statistics.
Poultry meat, one of the most essential food items reflected valuable on inflation basket, went up Rs17, while a dozen eggs now Rs6 costlier.
The price of 20kg went up by Rs24 while sugar price also surged Rs3.5/kilogram
