Pakistan’s inflation rate, which is measured by consumer price Index (CPI), increased by 5.6 percent in September 2025, which increased to 3.0 percent in August.
This means that everyday goods and services prices are rising faster than last month.
Despite this monthly increase, a big picture shows that inflation is still much lower than last year. For the first three months of the current financial year (July to September 2025), the average inflation is 4.22 %. In the same period last year, it is less than half of the 9.19 % blessing.
In August 2025, prices actually fell to 0.65 % over July. In urban areas, a slightly larger drop (-0.73 %) was seen in rural areas (-0.52 %). Some foods such as tomatoes, onions and eggs become more expensive, while fresh fruits and vegetables, potatoes and sugar are cheap. Non -food items such as newspapers and hospital services saw an increase in prices, but electricity and fuel costs declined.
In rural areas, onions, tomatoes and eggs also became attractive, but fresh fruits, vegetables and sugar became more cheap. Non -food costs such as dental services and medical tests increased slightly, while electricity and fuel prices fell.
Given the year -to -year change, prices in August 2025 were 2.99 % higher than August 2024. Urban inflation was 3.38 %, while rural inflation was 2.43 %.
While inflation has seen significant jumps in September, the overall trend of this year is far better than last year. The prices of some accessories are still rising, but the increase in the increase of 2024 has decreased.