Pakistan’s headline inflation rate for October 2025 was recorded at 6.2% year-on-year, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday. The figure is slightly higher than the Finance Ministry’s projection of 5–6%.
In October 2024, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) had stood at 6.9%, while in September 2025, inflation was recorded at 5.6%.
On a month-on-month basis, inflation in October 2025 rose by 1.8%, lower than the 2% increase in September but higher than the 1.2% recorded in October 2024.
In urban areas, inflation rose 6% year-on-year in October 2025, compared to 5.5% in the previous month and 9.3% in October 2024. On a monthly basis, urban inflation remained steady at 1.5%, slightly higher than 1.1% a year earlier.
In rural areas, inflation increased 6.6% year-on-year, up from 5.8% in September and 4.2% in October 2024. Month-on-month rural inflation rose 2.3%, lower than the 2.8% increase last month but higher than 1.5% a year ago.
The Finance Ministry, in its monthly economic report released last week, described the recent inflation uptick as temporary, caused by flood-related disruptions and short-term supply constraints. It had projected inflation for October to remain between 5% and 6%, while maintaining that FY2025–26 inflation would stay within the government’s overall target.
