FX.co ★ Pakistan Wholesale Prices Climb to Highest Since January 2025

In September 2025, Pakistan experienced a 0.59% year-on-year rise in wholesale prices, marking the largest increase since January of the same year. This marks a rebound from the previous month's 1.0% decline. The growth was propelled primarily by notable price increases in sectors such as food, beverages, tobacco, textiles, and leather products, which saw an increase from 4.94% in August to 6.98% in September. There was also a reduction in the rate of decline in agriculture, forestry, and fishing prices (from -3.88% to -1.66%), as well as in minerals, electricity, gas, and water (from -6.06% to -4.97%) and other transportable goods (from -2.71% to -1.33%). Meanwhile, there was a slight moderation in the growth of metal products, machinery, and equipment, witnessing a marginal dip from 1.21% to 1.18%. On a month-to-month basis, September also saw wholesale prices rise by 0.53%, recovering from a 0.21% decrease in August.