According to PBS data, the SPI for the week under review in the above group was recorded at 318.96 points against 318.61 points during the previous week.
Compared to the corresponding week last year, the SPI for the combined consumption group saw an increase of 23.33 percent in the week under review.
However, the SPI for the lowest consumption group up to Rs 17,732 declined by 0.17 percent to 310.46 points from last week’s 310.99 points. The SPI group for consumption of Rs 17,732-22,888 also declined by 0.08 percent.
SPI for consumption groups Rs 22,889-29,517; Rs 29,518-44,175 and above Rs 44,175, up 0.02 percent, 0.09 percent, 0.19 percent respectively.
During the week, out of 51 items, the prices of 23 (45.10%) items increased, 06 (11.76%) items decreased and 22 (43.14%) items remained stable.
Among the items that saw a week-on-week decline in average prices were tomatoes (19.47%), bananas (2.30%), wheat flour (1.85%), onions (1.55%), potatoes (0, 86%). and eggs (0.61%).
Commodities that recorded week-on-week growth in average prices included chicken (16.34%), milk powder (6.07%), pulses gram (3.47%), knapsack cloth (2.43%), long cloth (1 .58%) ), fresh milk (1.37%), masoor pulse (1.23%) and moong pulse (1.02%).
Commodities that recorded declines included wheat flour (32.44%), chicken (16.40%), cooking oil 5 liters (14.74%), vegetable ghee 2.5 kg (11.60%), vegetable ghee 1 kg (11.18%), mustard oil (8.34%), tea packet (2.52%), broken basmati rice (1.99%) and egg (1.16%). Commodities that saw average price increases on a y-o-y basis included Q1 Gas Charges (570.00%), Tomatoes (124.55%), Onions (86.17%), Chili Peppers (55.00%) ), pulses (37.67%), garlic (36.20%), skim milk (33.33%), pulse melon (28.59%), shirt (27.08%), salt powder (26.79 %), Men’s Sandals (25.01%), LPG (23.93%), Beef (22.59%) , Pulses (22.46%) and Q1 Electricity Charges (21.46%) ).
