ISLAMABAD: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price In­­dex (SPI), rose 13.89 per cent on an annual basis in the week ending Nov 7 due to an increase in the pri­c­­es of perishable products.

The upward trend in short-term inflation is due to an increase in the prices of perishable food products such as onions, tomatoes, potatoes and LPG cylinder. The petrol price slightly increased during the previous week.

The SPI-based inflation........

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