ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, as measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose by 4.17 per cent year-on-year in the week ending Sept 18, primarily due to higher retail prices of non-perishable goods in the domestic market.

This marks the eighth consecutive week of SPI inflation growth.

Rising prices of items such as rice, vegetable ghee, mutton, beef, chicken, LPG, and sugar largely drove the increase in inflation. However, there was a 1.34pc decline compared to the previous week, according to official data released on........

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