2026.05.0109:50:44UTC+00Pakistan Wholesale Inflation Accelerates in March

Pakistan’s wholesale price inflation surged to 13.6% in April 2026, up from 6.7% in March, reaching its highest level since April 2024. The increase was broad-based: prices of most transportable goods almost doubled, soaring to 40% from 21.4% the previous month. Additional upward pressure came from ores, minerals and utilities, where inflation rose to 8.6% from 4.2%, as well as from food, beverages, tobacco, textiles and leather products, which climbed to 5.4% from 4.3%. On a monthly basis, wholesale prices were up 1.5%, compared with a 0.8% increase in March.