Islamabad: The average inflation rate in the country during the first quarter (July to September) of the current fiscal year 2026-26 has been 4.22 percent, however, during the last month (September) the annual inflation rate reached 5.6 percent, which is higher than the Ministry of Finance’s estimate of the inflation rate in September to be between three and a half to four percent.

The Federal Bureau of Statistics has released a monthly report on inflation, according to which the inflation rate during September was two percent compared to August.

According to officials, the Ministry of Finance had estimated the inflation rate for September to be between 3.5 and 4.5 percent. According to the Bureau of Statistics, the average inflation rate in the July-September quarter was 4.22 percent.

The report stated that the annual inflation rate was recorded at 2.99 percent in August 2025, while inflation increased by 6.9........

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