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👉Pakistan's CPI eases to 4.1% YoY in Dec (down from 4.9% in Nov)! ⭐️ Food prices drive the show with potatoes 🥔 +12.4% & fresh fruit 🍉 +8.8%, while chicken 🍗 drops 13% 🤔. Core inflation (ex food & energy) dips to 6.6% YoY 🔷️. SBP might consider rate cuts if trend continues.

👉Overall, inflation is trending modestly lower but remains above the 4% target—leaving the State Bank with some room to consider further rate cuts if the disinflation trend holds.

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Today’s CPI watch shows inflation easing a bit. Pakistan’s headline CPI slowed to *4.1 % YoY* in December, down from 4.9 % in November, while the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose *3.75 % YoY* for the week ending Dec 18 . Food prices are the main driver—items like potatoes (+12.4 %) and fresh fruit (+8.8 %) pushed the index up, though chicken fell 13 % and onions dropped 4.9 %. Core inflation (excluding food & energy) also edged lower to *6.6 % YoY* in November.
In short, the trend is modestly downward but still above the 4 % target, giving the State Bank some room to consider further rate cuts if the numbers keep cooperating.
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