Pakistan’s Inflation Rises to 3.5% in May 2025

Pakistan’s annual inflation clocked in at 3.5 percent on a year-on-year basis in May 2025 compared to 0.3 percent in the previous month and 11.8 percent in May 2024, according to data issued by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday. On month-on-month basis, it decreased by 0.2 percent in May 2025 as compared to a decrease of 0.8 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 3.2 percent in May 2024. Inflation during 11MFY25 has averaged at 4.61 percent compared to 24.52 percent in 11MFY24. CPI inflation Urban, increased to 3.5 percent on year-on-year basis in May 2025 as compared to 0.5 percent of the previous month and 14.3 percent in May 2024. On month-on-month basis, it increased to 0.1 percent in May 2025 as compared to a decrease of 0.7 percent in the previous and a decrease of 2.8 percent in May 2024. CPI inflation Rural, increased to 3.4 percent on year-on-year basis in May 2025 as compared to a decrease of 0.1 in the previous month and 8.2 percent in May 2024. On month-on-month basis, it decreased by 0.5 percent in May 2025 as compared to a decrease of 1.0 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 3.9 percent in May 2024. SPI inflation on YoY decreased by 0.6 percent in May 2025 as compared to a decrease of 3.6 percent a month earlier and 15.3 percent in May 2024. On MoM basis, it decreased by 1.0 percent in May 2025 as compared to a decrease of 2.1 percent a month earlier and a decrease of 4.0 percent in May 2024. WPI inflation on YoY basis increased to 0.4 percent in May 2025 as compared to a decrease of 2.2 percent in the previous month and 9.9 percent in May 2024. On Month-on-Month basis no change measured in May, 2025 as compared to a decrease of 1.3 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 2.5 percent of the corresponding month of last year i.e. May 2024. Measured by non-food non-energy Urban slightly decreased to 7.3 percent on (YoY) basis in May 2025 as compared to 7.4 percent of the previous month and an increase of 12.3 percent in May 2024. On (MoM) basis, it decreased by 0.4 percent in May 2025 as compared to 1.3 percent measured in the previous month and an increase of 0.4 percent in corresponding month of last year i.e. May, 2024. Measured by non-food non-energy Rural decreased to 8.8 percent on (YoY) basis in May 2025 as compared to 9.0 percent of the previous month and an increase of 17.0 percent in May 2024. On (MoM) basis, it decreased to 0.4 percent in May 2025 as compared to an increase of 0.9 percent measured in the previous month and an increase of 0.5 percent in corresponding month of last year i.e. May 2024. Measured by 20 percent weighted trimmed mean Urban increased by 4.9 percent on (YoY) basis in May 2025 as compared to 3.8 percent of the previous month and 11.0 percent in May 2024. On (MoM) basis, it increased by 0.1 percent in May 2025 as compared to an increase of 0.3 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.5 percent in corresponding month of last year i.e. May 2024. Measured by 20 percent weighted trimmed mean Rural increased by 4.7 percent on (YoY) basis in May 2025 as compared to 3.3 percent of the previous month and 10.6 percent in May 2024. On (MoM) basis, it decreased by 0.2 percent in May 2025 as to compared a decrease of 0.1 percent in the previous month and a decrease of 0.9 percent in corresponding month of last year i.e. May 2024.