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Pakistan Faces Rising Inflation Amid Sugar Price Surge

7/6/2025

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Pakistan's inflation rate saw a weekly rise of 0.73%, yet annual inflation dipped to -2.06%. The price of sugar skyrocketed to Rs190/kg, leading the government to import 500,000 tons. As the fiscal year 2024-25 projects a 4.5% inflation rate, down from a staggering 23.4%, supply chain disruptions and price monitoring challenges were key topics in a recent National Price Monitoring Committee meeting.

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Pakistan's inflation rate saw a weekly rise of 0.73%, yet annual inflation dipped to -2.06%. The price of sugar skyrocketed to Rs190/kg, leading the government to import 500,000 tons. As the fiscal year 2024-25 projects a 4.5% inflation rate, down from a staggering 23.4%, supply chain disruptions and price monitoring challenges were key topics in a recent National Price Monitoring Committee meeting.