ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose 1.73pc year-on-year during the week ending Aug 8, driven mainly by rising prices of perishable food items in the domestic market.

On a week-on-week basis, the SPI inched up by 0.05pc, according to data released on Friday.

This marks the third consecutive week of an upward trend in the SPI, largely attributed to increased prices of vegetables such as........

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