Annexure-III

Government of Pakistan
Statistics Division
PAKISTAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

SUBJECT: SENSITIVE PRICE INDICATOR (SPI) FOR THE WEEK ENDED ON MARCH 06, 2014

The weekly SPI with base 2007-2008=100 covering 17 urban centres and 53 essential items for all income groups/quintiles and
combined has been computed.
2.
below:

For the week ended on March 06, 2014, the SPI and percentage changes by income groups/quintiles and combined are given

SPI (53 items) 2007-2008 = 100

Percentage change column 1
over

SPI for week ended

Income Group (Quintile)*

Q1(Up to Rs. 8000)

Q2(Rs. 8001-12000)
Q3(Rs. 12001-18000)
Q4(Rs. 18001-35000)
Q5(Above Rs. 35000)
Combined

March 6, 2014
1

February 27, 2014

2

March 7, 2013
3

column 2
4

column 3
5

202.71
208.20
211.76
213.66
212.32
211.17

201.44
207.07
210.76
212.87
211.96
210.44

186.36
192.37
190.91
192.18
192.52
191.46

0.63
0.55
0.47
0.37
0.17
0.35

8.77
8.23
10.92
11.18
10.28
10.29

*Note: The income quintiles and the related baskets are those of the quintiles of the base period of 2007-08.

3
The trend of weekly SPI with base 2007-08=100 during the last 10 weeks as compared to the respective previous as well as
corresponding weeks of last year is as under:

Week ended on
02/01/2014
09/01/2014
16/01/2014
23/01/2014
30/01/2014
06/02/2014
13/02/2014
20/02/2014
27/02/2014
06/03/2014
4.

SPI (53 items) 2007-2008 = 100

Percentage Change over

SPI for lowest

income group

Prev. Week

200.26
200.09
199.82
199.42
198.74
198.13
198.66
199.71
201.44
202.71

0.13
-0.08
-0.13
-0.20
-0.34
-0.31
0.27
0.53
0.86
0.63

Percentage Change over

Corr. Week

Combined SPI

Prev. Week

Corr. Week

8.67
7.32
7.52
7.69
7.29
6.80
7.11
7.54
8.64
8.77

209.63
209.43
209.14
208.78
207.98
207.30
207.59
208.85
210.44
211.17

0.17
-0.10
-0.14
-0.17
-0.38
-0.33
0.14
0.61
0.76
0.35

10.13
9.20
9.49
9.54
9.05
8.68
8.84
9.34
10.36
10.29

A statement showing citywise prices of 53 essential items pertaining to 17 urban centres is placed at Appendix-A.

5.
The comparative changes in prices i.e. increase, decrease and unchanged for the week ended on 06-03-2014 over previous
and corresponding weeks ended on 27-02-2014 and 07-03-2013 respectively are as follows:

SL.

ITEMS

PRICES IN RS. ON ...

% CHANGE (col. 3)
OVER ...

06.03.14

27.02.14

27.02.14 07.03.2013

UNIT

2
i.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

POTATOES
TOMATOES
GARLIC
SUGAR
MOONG PULSE WASHED
BANANAS
LAWN
VEG.GHEE LOOSE
SALT POWDERED LOOSE (LAHORI)
GEORGETTE
RICE BASMATI BROKEN
WHEAT FLOUR BAG
LONG CLOTH
TEA PREPARED (SADA)
WHEAT
GRAM PULSE WASHED

1
2
3
4
5

ONIONS
PETROL
CHICKEN LIVE (FARM)
L.P.G.( 11 KG CYLENDER.)
EGG HEN (FARM)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

iii.
RICE IRRI-6
BREAD PLAIN MED.SIZE (340-400 GM.)
BEEF
MUTTON
MILK FRESH
CURD
MILK POWDERED NIDO
MUSTARD OIL
COOKING OIL (TIN)
VEG. GHEE (TIN)
MASOOR PULSE WASHED
MASH PULSE WASHED
GUR
RED CHILLIES POWDER LOOSE
TEA (YELLOW LABLE 200 GM.)
COOKED BEEF PLATE
COOKED DAL PLATE
CIGARETTES K-2 (20's)
SHIRTING
SANDAL GENTS BATA
CHAPPAL SPNG.BATA (GENTS)
SANDAL LADIES BATA
ELECTRIC CHARGES
GAS CHARGES UPTO 100M
KEROSENE OIL
FIREWOOD
ENERGY SAVOR 14 WATS
WASHING SOAP (200-250 GM.)
MATCH BOX
DIESEL
TELE. LOCAL CALL
BATH SOAP LIFEBOUY (STANDARD)

ii.

WEIGHT IN %

IMPACT IN PERCENT.
POINTS

Lowest
income
group

Combined
income
group

Lowest
income
group

Combined
income
group

10

Average prices of the following 16 items registered INCREASE.

KG
39.63
34.09
16.25
85.62
1.6735
KG
51.42
44.76
14.88
-17.36
1.1881
KG
138.73
130.45
6.35
-1.71
0.3990
KG
53.60
52.27
2.54
3.42
3.7994
KG
145.32
141.96
2.37
26.64
0.8244
DOZ
64.46
63.48
1.54
4.54
0.9748
MTR
193.63
191.27
1.23
18.56
1.4477
KG
164.36
162.89
0.90
3.42
4.8228
KG
9.43
9.37
0.64
5.96
0.1937
MTR
111.74
111.15
0.53
7.33
0.4174
KG
74.01
73.75
0.35
5.68
2.6713
10 KG
432.91
431.44
0.34
17.77
17.4548
MTR
174.85
174.26
0.34
16.45
1.9718
CUP
17.10
17.06
0.23
11.76
0.4048
10 KG
403.41
402.68
0.18
19.90
1.6049
KG
77.09
76.95
0.18
-22.01
0.8699
TOTAL
40.7183
Average prices of the following 05 items registered DECREASE.
KG
32.81
33.67
-2.55
-11.78
1.7622
LTR
111.57
114.09
-2.21
7
0.4649
KG
166.2
169.26
-1.81
24.2
2.4935
EACH
1433.53
1452.35
-1.30
-6.51
0.2835
DOZ
117.2
118.43
-1.04
31.29
0.6588
TOTAL
5.6629
Average prices of the following 32 items remained UNCHANGE.
KG
54.26
54.26
0.00
7.42
0.5103
EACH
40.32
40.32
0.00
13.80
0.2055
KG
288.27
288.27
0.00
7.34
3.9344
KG
567.87
567.87
0.00
9.69
0.3616
LTR
69.37
69.37
0.00
5.81
17.0616
KG
81.61
81.61
0.00
7.79
0.9482
400GM
324.71
324.71
0.00
11.97
0.0752
KG
187.36
187.36
0.00
0.03
0.1668
2.5 Ltr
540.00
540.00
0.00
2.40
1.3472
2.5KG
514.12
514.12
0.00
1.81
4.8228
KG
128.19
128.19
0.00
26.87
0.5529
KG
134.45
134.45
0.00
2.24
0.6088
KG
78.73
78.73
0.00
8.31
0.1879
KG
223.71
223.71
0.00
-4.85
0.6191
200 GM.
147.37
147.37
0.00
-0.87
2.2005
EACH
79.61
79.61
0.00
13.00
0.0965
EACH
46.16
46.16
0.00
14.23
0.2085
20'S
38.65
38.65
0.00
19.59
0.8822
MTR
145.72
145.72
0.00
14.68
0.5195
PAIR
699.00
699.00
0.00
16.69
0.3910
PAIR
179.00
179.00
0.00
0.00
0.2702
PAIR
499.00
499.00
0.00
0.00
0.6773
UNIT
2.00
2.00
0.00
0.00
9.3636
MMBTU
124.18
124.18
0.00
0.86
3.2199
LTR
126.68
126.68
0.00
6.85
0.0415
40KG
559.59
559.59
0.00
10.62
2.5384
EACH
163.68
163.68
0.00
5.65
0.2003
CAKE
23.68
23.68
0.00
11.80
0.9514
EACH
1.50
1.50
0.00
37.61
0.1329
LTR
118.04
118.04
0.00
7.03
0.0090
EACH
3.94
3.94
0.00
0.00
0.1647
CAKE
36.00
36.00
0.00
12.50
0.3491
TOTAL
53.6188

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1.2501
1.1768
0.3599
2.7340
0.6114
1.3930
1.4684
2.7110
0.1636
0.6340
1.9032
10.9014
1.8511
0.7913
0.9101
0.6180
29.4773

0.3024
0.1378
0.0355
0.0898
0.0261
0.0134
0.0137
0.0325
0.0011
0.0022
0.0091
0.0697
0.0047
0.0012
0.0035
0.0014
0.7441

0.2162
0.1307
0.0307
0.0619
0.0185
0.0183
0.0133
0.0175
0.0009
0.0032
0.0062
0.0417
0.0043
0.0022
0.0019
0.0009
0.5684

1.4179
5.1188
3.5588
0.2712
1.1923
11.5590

-0.0462
-0.0101
-0.0454
-0.0039
-0.0081
-0.1138

-0.0356
-0.1060
-0.0621
-0.0036
-0.0141
-0.2213

0.1934
1.2284
4.2660
2.0953
16.8368
1.3491
0.1235
0.2492
2.2953
2.7110
0.4892
0.5492
0.0576
0.4447
2.1456
0.3596
0.4413
1.5930
0.6499
0.4931
0.2649
0.8130
11.5128
4.1239
0.0150
0.5960
0.2369
0.7716
0.1183
0.2767
1.3095
0.3539
58.9637

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

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Monthly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI).

SPI (lowest income
group)

PERIOD

Percentage change
over previous month

Percentage Change over

corresponding month of
previous year

2012-13

July

178.05

0.51

7.67

August

180.34

1.29

8.16

September

182.53

1.21

October

181.77

-0.42

6.75

November

181.82

0.03

6.00

December

181.91

0.05

8.22

January

185.40

1.92

9.21

February

185.53

0.07

9.42

March

186.98

0.78

8.65

April

186.44

-0.29

6.56

May

186.57

0.07

6.78

June

191.15

2.45

7.91

8.02

2013-14
July

195.49

2.27

9.80

August

198.48

1.53

10.06

September

198.61

0.07

8.81

October

200.93

1.17

10.54

November

207.40

3.23

14.07

December

202.14

-2.54

11.12

January

199.67

-1.22

7.70

February

199.49

-0.09

7.52

7.

Quarterly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI).

PERIOD

SPI (lowest income

group)

Percentage change
over previous quarter

Percentage Change over

corresponding quarter of
previous year

2013-14

8.

1st quarter (Jul-Sep)

197.53

5.04

9.55

2nd quarter (Oct-Dec)

203.49

3.02

11.91

Half yearly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI).

Percentage change
SPI (lowest income
PERIOD
over previous Half
group)
year

Percentage Change over

corresponding Half year of
previous year

2013-14
1st half (Jul-Dec)

7.22

200.51

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10.74

9.

Yearly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) with base 2007-08=100

Period July to June

SPI

Percentage Change over Previous

Year

2008-09

121.14

21.14

2009-10

136.80

12.93

2010-11

159.47

16.57

2011-12

170.77

7.08

2012-13

184.04

7.77

10.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) with base 2007-08=100 by income groups

Combined

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Combined

PERIOD

INDEX NUMBER
2013-14
JUL-FEB

187.72

191.19

192.19

191.19

190.36

184.76

INDEX NUMBER

PERIOD

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

PERCENTAGE CHANGE 2013-14 (JUL-FEB)

OVER 2012-13 (JUL-FEB)
8.65

9.25

8.78

9.23

9.09

8.18

PERCENTAGE CHANGE OVER PREVIOUS MONTH

JUL, 12

169.57

171.14

173.21

171.79

171.35

167.69

-0.21

1.19

1.07

1.16

-0.49

-1.38

AUG, 12

171.09

172.81

174.71

173.22

172.75

169.26

0.65

1.86

1.72

1.82

0.23

-0.36

SEP, 12

172.44

174.64

176.16

174.48

173.91

170.64

1.69

2.05

1.70

1.57

1.49

1.76

OCT, 12

173.10

175.34

176.88

175.20

174.63

171.24

1.17

1.46

1.24

1.14

1.09

1.17

NOV, 12

172.42

174.96

176.59

174.92

174.36

170.18

-0.39

-0.22

-0.16

-0.16

-0.15

-0.62

DEC, 12

172.82

175.20

176.91

175.27

174.74

170.62

0.23

0.14

0.18

0.20

0.22

0.26

JAN, 13

175.70

178.39

179.89

178.03

177.46

173.58

1.67

1.82

1.68

1.57

1.56

1.73

FEB, 13

175.11

177.55

179.10

177.29

176.78

173.13

-0.34

-0.47

-0.44

-0.42

-0.38

-0.26

MAR, 13

175.82

178.40

179.88

178.05

177.49

173.81

0.41

0.48

0.44

0.43

0.40

0.39

APR, 13

177.74

180.29

181.82

180.01

179.47

175.68

1.09

1.06

1.08

1.10

1.12

1.08

MAY, 13

178.65

181.33

182.89

181.08

180.49

176.44

0.51

0.58

0.59

0.59

0.57

0.43

JUN, 13

179.94

183.05

184.56

182.62

181.96

177.48

1.24

1.53

1.51

1.45

1.39

1.02

JUL, 13

183.58

187.26

188.63

186.63

185.83

180.78

2.02

2.30

2.21

2.20

2.13

1.86

AUG, 13

185.71

190.09

191.19

189.01

188.06

182.62

1.16

1.51

1.36

1.28

1.20

1.02

SEP, 13

185.18

189.41

190.41

188.23

187.33

182.31

-0.29

-0.36

-0.41

-0.41

-0.39

-0.17

OCT, 13

188.82

192.11

192.97

192.61

191.77

185.70

1.97

1.43

1.34

2.33

2.37

1.86

NOV, 13

191.21

196.12

196.43

195.68

194.41

187.41

1.27

2.09

1.79

1.59

1.38

0.92

DEC, 13

188.68

191.73

192.62

192.28

191.49

185.75

-1.32

-2.24

-1.94

-1.74

-1.50

-0.89

JAN,14

189.60

191.73

192.98

192.88

192.33

186.99

0.49

0.00

0.19

0.31

0.44

0.67

FEB,14

189.00

191.06

192.29

192.18

191.63

186.50

-0.32

-0.35

-0.36

-0.36

-0.36

-0.26

11.
A review of the current average prices of cement collected for the week ended on 06.03.2014
recorded an increase of 0.05% over previous week and 12.99% over corresponding week of the last year.
Average retail prices of fertilizers and cement are given at Appendix-B.
Encl.(3 appendices)
Member
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
U.O.NO.PBS.PS.SPI-0708(01)/2011-

Dated: 07.03.2014
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