Canada sees annual inflation rate hike of 2.9 pct in May due to higher services prices, groceries
Ottawa/IBNS: Owing to higher prices of groceries, services including tours and air travel, Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.9 percent in May, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday.
People's buying capacity has collapsed in PoK: Amjad Ayub Mirza
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza stressed the situation in the region has worsened and even people's buying capacity has collapsed.
Pakistan's weekly inflation spikes by 1.35 pct
Pakistan continues to face the brunt of rising prices with the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) recording a notable 1.35 per cent increase in the inflation rate as part of its weekly inflation report, media reports said.
Egg prices touch 400 PKR per dozen in Lahore as Pakistan's struggle to contain inflation continues
Prices of daily commodities are burning the pockets of consumers in inflation-hit Pakistan where they are now paying 400 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) to buy a dozen eggs in Lahore city.
UK's inflation rate drops to 3.9 pct, lowest in more than 2 years
The British government's inflation rate has dropped sharply to touch the lowest level figure of 3.9 percent, as per official data released on Wednesday (December 20, 2023).
Pakistan's weekly inflation hits six-month high
Pakistan's weekly inflation rate spiked to the highest level in six months in the week ended on December 7, media reports said.
Pakistan: Inflation remains over 40 percent for second week in a row
Pakistan's annual short-term inflation remained above 40 percent for the second week in a row, media reports said.
Gas prices spike in Pakistan as caretaker govt approves massive increase
Pakistan's caretaker cabinet has approved a massive increase of up to 3,900 per cent in the fixed monthly charges, and 194 per cent in the consumer rates for natural gas, leading to a rise in inflation, media reports said.
Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami to observe sit-in in Lahore from today to protest against rising inflation
Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced it will observe a three-day sit-in demonstration in Pakistan's Lahore city to protest against rising inflation.
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Muzaffarabad city recently witnessed massive anti-government protests against inflation and corruption by politicians in the country.
Pakistan: Traders observe shutter-down strike against inflated power bills, inflation in Karachi
Pakistani traders recently observed a complete shutdown in Karachi city of the country to protest against inflation and rising power bills.
Pakistan traders observe shutter-down strike over rise in electricity bills, inflation
People in various parts of Pakistan are observing a shutter-down strike on Saturday to protest against the rise in electricity bills and inflation.
Pakistan continues to witness protests as government fails to give relief over inflated power bills
Pakistan is witnessing massive protests over inflated power bills with the caretaker government even failing to give relief to people.
A Center for Economic Research and Reforms expert believes that Uzbekistan’s economy in the first half of the year maintained high growth dynamics and remained resistant to changes even in the unstable external situation.
Sri Lanka's inflation rate eases to single digit in July
Sri Lanka, the nation which fought a tough economic crisis in recent times, registered a fall in inflation rate as it reached the single-digit mark in July.