The PBS released the figures for September Inflation, following is the summary of their release.
- CPI inflation, General increased by 1.3% on year-on-year basis in September 2015 as compared to an increase 1.8% in the previous month and 7.7% in September 2014. On month-on-month basis, it decreased by 0.1% in September 2015 as compared to an increase of 0.2% in the previous month and 0.4% in September 2014.
- Core inflation measured by non-food non-energy CPI (Core NFNE) increased by 3.4% on (YoY) basis in September 2015 as compared to increase 4.0% in the previous month and 8.1% in September 2014. On (MoM) basis, it increased by 0.1% in September 2015 as compared to increase of 0.1% in the previous month and 0.7% in September 2014.
- Core inflation, measured by 20% weighted trimmed mean CPI (Core Trimmed) increased by 2.8% on (YoY) basis in September 2015 as compared to 2.8% in the previous month and by 7.1% in September 2014. On (MoM) basis, it increased by 0.1% in September 2015 as compared to increase of 0.1% in the previous month and 0.2% in September 2014.
- SPI inflation on YoY decreased by 1.3% in September 2015 as compared to decrease of 1.5% a month earlier and an increase of 5.4% in September 2014. On MoM basis, it increased by 0.5% in September 2015 as compared to a decrease of 0.2% a month earlier and increase of 0.2% in September 2014.
- WPI inflation on YoY basis decreased by 3.5% in September 2015 as compared to decrease of 2.9% a month earlier and an increase of 2.7% in September 2014. WPI inflation on MoM basis decreased by 0.4% in September 2015 as compared to decrease of 0.5% a month earlier and an increase of 0.2% in September 2014.
Table of Inflation Data
| Item | Value | MOM | YOY |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | 202.04 | -0.10 | 1.32 |
| WPI | 207.60 | -0.39 | -3.47 |
| SPI | 206.58 | 0.45 | -1.29 |
*Note: The figures for August CPI and WPI are different compared to the August release which means Previous months inflation changes figures are different to original release.
Posted on: 2015-10-01T17:10:00+05:00
