The Naanbai Association has announced a strike, starting tomorrow, across Punjab including Lahore.
According to the Association, the district administration of Lahore is silent on their demands.
During the strike, tandoors across the province will be closed down.
The demand is to issue a new notification on the price of roti and naan.
The Association has also demanded that the price of naan be kept open while wheat flour be supplied as per demand of cheaper rotis.
According to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) has risen by 1.05 per cent to reach a record high of 48.35 per cent year-on-year for the week ending May 4. The SPI for the aforementioned week was recorded at 254.84 points, compared to 252.2 points the previous week.
Of the 51 monitored items, 30 items experienced an increase in average price, while 9 items decreased, and 12 items remained unchanged during the week.
The items that experienced an increase in average prices on a week-on-week (WoW) basis were chicken (8.91 per cent), potatoes (3.99 per cent), powdered milk (3.81 per cent), pulse gram (1.96 per cent), pulse masoor (1.83 per cent), eggs (1.81 per cent), mutton (1.71 per cent), pulse mash (1.58 per cent), cooked daal (1.36 per cent), and bread (1.13 per cent). The non-food items that saw an increase were gents sponge chappal (58.05 per cent), gents sandal (33.36 per cent), ladies sandal (14.31 per cent), and washing soap (1.27 per cent).
On the other hand, a decline was seen in the prices of onions (16.69 per cent), garlic (3.44 per cent), tomatoes (3.41 per cent), diesel (1.70 per cent), mustard oil (0.99 per cent), LPG (0.96 per cent), cooking oil 5 litre (0.40 per cent), and vegetable ghee 2.5kg & 1kg (0.10 per cent each).
| Monitored Items | Average Price Increase/Decrease |
| Chicken | +8.91% |
| Potatoes | +3.99% |
| Powdered Milk | +3.81% |
| Pulse Gram | +1.96% |
| Pulse Masoor | +1.83% |
| Eggs | +1.81% |
| Mutton | +1.71% |
| Pulse Mash | +1.58% |
| Cooked Daal | +1.36% |
| Bread | +1.13% |
| Onions | -16.69% |
| Garlic | -3.44% |
| Tomatoes | -3.41% |
| Diesel | -1.70% |
| Mustard Oil | -0.99% |
| LPG | -0.96% |
| Cooking Oil 5L | -0.40% |
| Vegetable Ghee 2.5kg | -0.10% |
| Vegetable Ghee 1kg | -0.10% |
According to the latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based inflation for the week ended February 16, 2023, registered an increase of 2.89 per cent. The rise in inflation can be attributed to an increase in the prices of both food and non-food items.
Food Items that saw an increase in prices
The following food items saw a significant increase in prices during the week ended February 16, 2023:
Non-food items that saw an increase in prices
The following non-food items saw an increase in prices during the week ended February 16, 2023:
Year-on-Year Trend
The year-on-year trend depicts an increase of 38.42 per cent mainly due to an increase in the prices of the following items:
On the other hand, the prices of tomatoes (65.30 per cent), electricity for q1 (7.50 per cent), and chillies powdered (7.42 per cent) saw a decrease during the same period.
SPI for the week under review
The SPI for the week under review in the above-mentioned group was recorded at 234.77 points against 228.17 points registered in the previous week. Out of 51 items, prices of 34 (66.67 per cent) items increased, 05 (9.80 per cent) items decreased and 12 (23.53 per cent) items remained stable.
SPI for different consumption groups
The SPI for the consumption group up to Rs17,732, Rs17,732-22,888, Rs22,889-29,517, Rs29,518-44,175 and above Rs44,175 consumption group increased by 2.45 per cent, 2.73 per cent, 2.79 per cent, 2.88 per cent, and 2.94 per cent, respectively.
Items that recorded an increase in average prices
The following items recorded an increase in their average prices during the week over previous: