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SPI up 4.15% YoY on food, energy | The Express Tribune
A vendor arranges tomatoes on his pushcart. The kitchen essential was selling on pushcarts for Rs400-450 and in supermarkets at Rs550-580 due to short supply in the market. Photo: Jalal Qureshi/Express
KARACHI:
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported a 4.15% year-on-year (YoY) increase in the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended November 13, 2025, signalling continued inflationary pressures across essential commodities.
The rise was largely attributed to higher prices of staple food items, including wheat flour, sugar, gur, beef and bananas, coupled with increased costs of household energy and cooking items such as firewood, cooking oil and LPG. Non-food items, including ladies’ footwear, also contributed to the overall surge in consumer prices.
However, the week-on-week increase was only 0.53%, influenced by prices of essential commodities. The SPI, which tracks price movements of 51 key items across 50 markets in 17 cities, has been designed to provide a short-term gauge of inflationary trends in the country.
According to the report, the week-on-week increase was most pronounced in food and fuel items. Chicken prices surged 20.33%, while tomatoes rose 12.03% and bananas 2.32%. Household energy and cooking essentials also contributed to the overall rise, with LPG prices up 1.97%, cooking oil (five litres) up 0.38% and firewood higher by 0.26%. Among other commodities, beef prices increased 0.26% and mutton 0.07%.
Conversely, several commodities saw notable price declines during the week under review. Onion prices fell sharply by 6.65%, while pulse gram dropped 2.61%. Sugar and gur prices decreased 1.07% and 1.78%, respectively. Wheat flour fell 0.69%, pulse mash 0.66% and pulse moong 0.27%.
Out of the 51 items tracked, prices of 15 items increased, 12 decreased and 24 remained unchanged, highlighting a mixed trend in weekly commodity movements.
The SPI report also provided a year-on-year perspective, showing an overall increase of 4.15% compared to the same period in 2024. Significant increases were observed in non-food and food items alike. Ladies’ sandals recorded the highest annual increase of 55.62%, followed by sugar at 40.25% and gas charges for low-income households (Q1) at 29.85%.
Wheat flour prices were up 18.70% while gur and beef rose 16.47% and 14.29%, respectively. Firewood and bananas recorded annual increases of 12.23% and 11.71%, respectively. Vegetable ghee (2.5 kg), diesel, cooking oil and mutton also saw notable price hikes ranging from 8% to 10.93%.
On the other hand, some essential items showed year-on-year declines. Garlic prices fell sharply by 36.29%, pulse gram by 29.89% and Q1 electricity charges for households by 26.26%. Tomatoes and potatoes saw decreases of 23.01% and 22.46%, respectively, while tea (Lipton) declined 17.79%.
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New Delhi: India’s Wholesale Price Index (WPI) or wholesale inflation has “bottomholesale inflation bottomed out, may still remain negated out” and will probably gain slight momentum from November onwards, even as it may still remain in negative territory for most of the remaining months of 2025-26, Union Bank of India said in a report.
The Bank’s 2025-26 WPI forecast is currently tracking below 0.35 per cent amid what are being stated as subdued global commodity prices and a seasonal decline in food prices (with the impact of floods on food inflation seen to be capped).
“Food WPI remains depressed – spatial flooding and supply-chain disruptions did not materialise as expected, keeping food prices contained,” the report read. With 2025-26 Consumer Price Index (CPI) or retail inflation projections of the Union Bank of India also running sharply below the RBI’s latest estimates, it expects a 25 basis points repo rate cut in the upcoming December monetary policy review meeting.
While real GDP growth momentum remains robust, the report asserts that nominal GDP growth is expected to come under pressure due to subdued 2025-26 CPI and WPI projections. India’s wholesale inflation turned negative in October, with the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) recording a decline of (-) 1.21 per cent in October 2025 compared to the same month last year, according to official data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday.
A decrease in the costs of food articles, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, mineral oils, and basic metals mainly drove the fall in prices. The Ministry stated that the month-on-month change in WPI for October stood at (-) 0.06 per cent compared to September 2025.
The government releases the index number of wholesale price in India every month on the 14th of every month (or next working day, if the 14th falls on a holiday) with a time lag of two weeks of the reference month, and the index number is compiled with data received from institutional sources and selected manufacturing units across the country.
Inflation has been a concern for many countries, including advanced economies. However, India has largely managed to steer its inflation trajectory in a favourable direction. The RBI held its benchmark repo rate steady at 6.5 per cent for the eleventh consecutive time, before cutting it for the first time in about five years in February 2025.
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Gems trade slump: Exports fall 31% in October; bullion volatility, early US stocking hit demand – The Times of India
India’s gems and jewellery exports fell sharply in October, sliding 30.57% to $2.17 billion (Rs 19,172.89 crore) compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), PTI reported.Exports in October 2024 had stood at $3.12 billion (Rs 26,237.1 crore).GJEPC chairman Kirit Bhansali said the decline was largely expected, as overseas buyers had advanced their festive-season stocking before the US tariff came into effect.“Most of the stocking up for the festivals took place before August 27. Therefore, in October the demand was down. The decline in gold and silver exports is triggered by volatile bullion prices,” Bhansali told PTI.He added that exports should revive in November with Chinese market recovery and Christmas demand from major global buyers.Exports of cut and polished diamonds fell 26.97% to $1.02 billion (Rs 9,071.41 crore), down from $1.40 billion (Rs 11,806.45 crore) a year earlier.Shipments of polished lab-grown diamonds also saw a steep slide of 34.90% to $94.37 million (Rs 834.45 crore), compared with $144.96 million (Rs 1,218.25 crore) last October.Gold jewellery exports dropped 28.4% to $850.15 million (Rs 7,520.34 crore) from $1.18 billion (Rs 9,975.17 crore) a year earlier.Exports of coloured gemstones during April–October slipped 3.21% to $250.14 million (Rs 2,173.08 crore).Silver jewellery shipments dipped 16% in October to $121.37 million (Rs 1,072.81 crore), down from $145.05 million (Rs 1,219.01 crore) in 2024.
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Power Of SIP: Want Rs 4 crore In 29 years? Here’s How Much You May Need To Invest Every Month
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Embrace the power of compounding wealth by opting for a mutual fund SIP plan that suits your monthly income standards and risk capacity.
How much to invest to get Rs 4 crore as wealth? (Photo Credit: Instagram)
Looking to accumulate wealth to safeguard your future or build a significant retirement corpus? It is time for you to get your investment bone ticking instead of merely paying expenses from your monthly salary. It is time to embrace the power of compounding by investing a fixed amount every month in a Systematic Investment Plan towards a beneficial mutual fund scheme available in the market.
A Systematic Investment Plan entails a long-term investment strategy, where valuable interest is generated and earned on the principal sums invested. Most investors hope to generate enough gains to sustain their livelihood amid rising inflation and uncertainties. But what if an investor wishes to deal in crores at the end of the investment tenure, how much would they have to invest every month?
How To Earn Rs 4 Crore Via 29-Year-Long SIP Plan
If you invest through a Systematic Investment Plan that delivers an average annual return of 12 per cent, you can aim to accumulate over Rs 4 crore by the end of 29 years. To reach this goal, an investor would need to contribute Rs 15,000 per month throughout the investment period.
Over 29 years, the estimated gains generated from investing Rs 15,000 monthly at a 12 per cent return work out to Rs 3.58 crore. This figure is indicative and may change depending on market performance, economic conditions, and fund behaviour.
Total Earnings
If we combine the principal investment of Rs 52,20,200 (Rs 15,000 * 12 months * 29 years) with the capital gains achieved, we end with a total of Rs 4.1 crore. So you can start your investment journey with the ambition of reaching over Rs 4 crore in wealth by investing Rs 15,000 in a SIP mutual fund plan.
Before proceeding, however, individuals must do due diligence and consult a financial expert to identify the best scheme for them to invest in. Since mutual funds are subject to market risks, individuals with a poor risk appetite should be extra careful before investing.
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