Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation rate maintained its downward trend on Monday, hitting more than a 9-year low at 1.51 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in February.

Analysts have noted that the current scenario is one of disinflation, which indicates a decrease in the pace of the inflation rate, whereas deflation (the opposite of inflation) occurs when general price levels fall.

“Pakistan CPI for month of Feb-2025 has clocked in at 1.5pc, lowest reading in 113 months,” Topline Securities, a brokerage firm in Karachi, noted.

“Inflation came lower than market expectations,” it added. “Inflation during 8MFY25 has averaged at 5.85pc compared to 27.96pc in 8MFY24.”

Arif Habib Limited noted the number to be the “lowest since September........

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