Annual inflation eases to 5.65% in January — Pakistan statistics bureau

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s annual inflation rate slowed down to 5.65% in January, the bureau of statistics said on Monday, from 8% the previous month.

A decrease in the prices of vegetables, pulses, eggs, spices and chicken helped bring down the consumer price index, the bureau said. 

It said the Urban CPI recorded a decrease of 0.16% while Rural CPI recorded a drop of 0.29%.