Daily Times
May 2, 2021
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased by 11.1 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 9.1 percent in the previous month and 8.5 percent in April 2020.
According to the data shared by Pakistan Bureau of Static (PBS), on a month-on-month basis, the CPI increased by 1.0 percent in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 0.4 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.8 percent in April 2020.
The CPI inflation urban increased by 11.0 percent on a year-on-year basis in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 8.7 percent in the previous month and 7.7 percent in April 2020. On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 1.3 percent in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 0.3 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.7 percent in April 2020. The CPI inflation rural increased by 11.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in April 2021 as compared to an increase of 9.5 percent in the previous month and 9.8 percent in April 2020.