According to the PBS, monthly inflation figures issued here on Wednesday on year-on-year basis, from December 2017 to December 2018 average natural gas prices have witnessed an increase of 42.66 percent; kerosene oil, 32.6 percent; motor fuel, 26.41 percent; newspaper, 19.31 percent; transport services, 15.78 percent; motor vehicles, 12.4 percent; education, 12.16 percent; water supply, 12.05 percent; spices, 11.88 percent; meat, 11.65 percent; construction input items, 10.71 percent; dry fruits, 10.61 percent; chicken, 10.40 percent; medical fee, 10.33 percent; personal equipment, 10.12 percent; and cosmetics, 10.1 percent.
The data said that over the year average prices of onions reduced by 34.34 percent; potatoes, 22.86 percent; pulse Mash, 18.57 percent; tomatoes, 9.23 percent; gram whole, 8.86 percent; pulse Masoor, 7.2 percent; besan, 4.85 percent; pulse Moong, 4.21 percent; fresh vegetables, 3.89 percent; pulse gram, 3.09 percent; eggs, 1.91 percent and sugar, 0.81 percent.
The data said that on year-on-year basis average trimmed core inflation increased from 4.7 percent to 6.9 percent. Non-food and non-energy core inflation increased from 5.5 percent to 8.4 percent.
On account of Consumer Price Index (CPI), on monthly basis prices of following commodities increased from the previous month: honey, 5.61%; pulse Moong, 4.06%; pulse gram, 2.96%; beans, 2.71%; pulse Mash, 2.55%; pulse Masoor, 2.29%; cooking oil, 1.92% and dry fruits went dearer by 1.74%.
Prices of following commodities decreased: fresh vegetables, 21.78%; tomatoes, 21.14%; potatoes, 20.23%; onions, 13.23%; chicken, 6.8%; fresh fruits, 1.83% and eggs, 1.31%.
According to the PBS data, on account of Consumers Price Index (CPI) inflation, on year-on-year basis from December 2017 to December 2018, the gas price increased by 85%, train fare, 56%; CNG, 30%; diesel, 29%; iron bar, 24%; petrol, 24%; kerosene oil, 22.2 percent; Gold Tezabi, 20.5 percent and mobile phone call charges, 18%.
Prices of the following items on year-on-year basis on account of CPI inflation reduced from December 2017 to December 2018: tomatoes, 56.3 percent; onions, 53.45 percent; potatoes, 36 percent; airfares, 22.2 percent; gram pulse whole, 16 percent; train fare, 13.6 percent; eggs, 9 percent; pulse Mash, 6.32 percent and pulse Masoor, 1.2 percent.
The CPI inflation general increased by 6.2% on year-on-year basis in December 2018 as compared to an increase of 6.5% in the past month and 4.6% in December 2017. On month-on-month basis, it witnessed a reduction of 0.4% in December 2018 as compared to an increase of 0.1% in the past month and decrease of 0.1% in December 2017.
Core inflation measured by non-food non-energy CPI (Core NFNE) increased by 8.4% on (YoY) basis in December 2018 as compared to an increase of 8.3% in the previous month and 5.5% in December 2017. On MoM basis, it increased by 0.3% in December 2018 as compared to an increase of 0.4% in previous month and an increase of 0.2% in corresponding month of last year i.e. December 2017.
Core inflation measured by 20% weighted trimmed mean CPI (Core Trimmed) increased by 6.9% on YoY basis in December 2018 as compared to 6.7% in the previous month and 4.7% in December 2017. On MoM basis, it increased by 0.3% in December 2018 as compared to an increase of 0.3% in the previous month and an increase of 0.2% in corresponding month of last year i.e. December 2017.
The SPI inflation on YoY basis increased by 2.0% in December 2018 as compared to an increase of 1.3% a month earlier and an increase of 2.2% in December 2017. On MoM basis, no change was observed in December 2018 as compared to an increase of 0.3% in the previous month and a decrease of 0.7% in corresponding month of last year i.e. December 2017.
WPI inflation on YoY basis increased by 12.1% in December 2018 as compared to an increase of 13.5% a month earlier and an increase of 3.4% in December 2017. WPI inflation on MoM basis decreased by 0.9% in December 2018 as compared to an increase of 0.7% a month earlier and an increase of 0.4% in corresponding month of last year i.e. December 2017.