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SENSITIVE PRICE INDEX- SPI 

Researched & Compiled by 

Insaf Research Team 

irt@insaf.pk

Adnan F. Rehman: 03454888878

Faisal Hameed: 03314077640

Rana M. Ahmad: 03018444472

Shahbaz A. Khan:03147779222

Date: Apr 19, 2014 

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Insaf Research Team 

( IRT  )1

SENSITIVE PRICE INDEX- SPI

FOR THE MONTH APRIL 2014

Preamble: Analysis report on SPI for the month of April 2014 is attached

for the domestic and international prices of the essential basket of commodities.

Comparison has been made from current month April 2014 to the last month

March 2014 and from current month April 2014 to the last year of the same month

April 2013.

Domestic prices monthly compassion: It is observed from the data of

the domestic commodities that some of the prices this month of April 2014 have

gone up and some of the prices have gone down as compared to the last monthof Mar 2014.

On monthly comparison it is observed there is increasing trend in the prices

of milk, chicken, mutton, & bread prices have gone up in the range from 0.6% -

3.6% and significant increasing trend in the prices of Potatoes, Tomatoes, and

Onion in the range of 7% - 13% as compared to the last month.

On the other hand there is decreasing trend of prices in oil products and

these have gone down in the range of 0.5%  –  12.5%. Cotton and gold prices also

have gone down to 3% and there is a significant decrease in the egg prices and

that was 22.7% as compared to the last month.

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Domestic prices yearly compassion: It is observed from the data of the

domestic prices that some of the prices in this month of the year April 2014 have

gone up and some of the prices have gone down as compared to the same

month of last year April 2013.

On yearly comparison it is observed there is a significant increasing trend in

the prices of milk, chicken, mutton, & bread that have gone up from 6% - 25%,

Wheat 22.7%, Eggs 15.7%, oil product prices increased between 3%-6% and Urea,

Cement prices between 7%-12%. There is drastic increasing trend in the prices of

Potatoes that if 65% as compared to the last year of the same month.

On the other hand there is decreasing trend of prices in furnace oil and

cotton prices that is 6.2% and 4.3% respectively. There is a significant decrease in

the prices of tomatoes 18% and onion 41% respectively.

International prices compassion: it is observed from the data of international

commodities that there is increasing trend in the prices of oil from last month and

last year around 5% and 13.5% respectively. Also Urea prices have gone up from

last month and last year 1% and 6% respectively. On the other hand Gold, Sugar,

Rice, Dap and Wheat prices has gone down from last month in the range of 2% -

5% and from last year in the range of 1% - 11%.

Source: 

1)  http://www.pbs.gov.pk/spi 

2) 

http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/tpi.asp