ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose 3.57 per cent year-on-year during the week ending Aug 28, mainly due to a surge in the prices of perishable food items, official data showed on Friday.

The SPI has remained on an upward trajectory for six consecutive weeks. On a week-on-week basis, it increased by 0.62pc, driven by higher prices of tomatoes, onions, potatoes, chicken, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and wheat flour.

Sugar also contributed to the inflationary trend, with its........

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