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Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to a nearly two-and-a-half-year-high at 13.76 per cent in May, on the back of increasing transport and food prices, according to data shared by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Wednesday. Inflation accelerated from 13.37pc year-on-year (YoY) in April, marking a 0.44pc month-on-month (MoM) rise in May. This is the highest …

Pakistan’s inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to a two-year high of 13.37 per cent in April compared to the same month last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Sunday. Inflation accelerated from 12.7pc year-on-year (YoY) in March, marking a 1.61pc month-on-month rise in April. This is the highest CPI inflation since January …