Home Rates & Markets Market prices Market prices in Pakistan this week Official weekly prices of 51 essential items in 17 cities, from flour and sugar to petrol and LPG.
City: All Pakistan (national average) — change Fuel & energy Fuel & energy — national average Item Average (PKR) Lowest–highest city Week Year Electricity Charges for Q1* per unit 7.36 7–7 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +52.4% (up from a year ago) Gas Charges for Q1 MMBTU 2,566.50 2,567–2,567 0.0% (unchanged from last week) 0.0% (unchanged from a year ago) Firewood Whole per 40 kg 1,559.24 1,050–2,500 +1.1% (up from last week) +9.5% (up from a year ago) Energy Saver Philips 14 Watt each 402.11 240–580 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +1.2% (up from a year ago) Petrol Super per litre 337.22 335–340 −7.4% (down from last week) +26.2% (up from a year ago) Hi-Speed Diesel per litre 366.33 364–369 −6.1% (down from last week) +30.8% (up from a year ago) LPG 11.67 kg Cylinder each 6,517.08 5,835–7,235 +0.3% (up from last week) +111.4% (up from a year ago)
Meat, chicken & eggs Meat, chicken & eggs — national average Item Average (PKR) Lowest–highest city Week Year Beef with Bone (Average Quality) per 1 kg 1,285.66 1,000–1,600 +0.5% (up from last week) +11.3% (up from a year ago) Mutton (Average Quality) per 1 kg 2,406.48 1,800–3,000 +0.2% (up from last week) +14.7% (up from a year ago) Chicken Farm Broiler (Live) per 1 kg 434.17 390–550 +1.3% (up from last week) +11.0% (up from a year ago) Eggs Hen (Farm) per 1 Dozen 272.89 250–300 +6.0% (up from last week) −23.3% (down from a year ago)
Milk & dairy Milk & dairy — national average Item Average (PKR) Lowest–highest city Week Year Milk fresh (Un-boiled) per 1 litre 221.05 170–280 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +8.9% (up from a year ago) Curd (Dahi) Loose per 1 kg 259.30 200–400 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +8.7% (up from a year ago) Powdered Milk NIDO 390 gm Polybag each 1,131.69 1,100–1,200 −0.4% (down from last week) +1.2% (up from a year ago)
Vegetables & fruit Vegetables & fruit — national average Item Average (PKR) Lowest–highest city Week Year Bananas (Kela) Local per 1 Dozen 124.80 80–260 −1.0% (down from last week) −3.3% (down from a year ago) Potatoes per 1 kg 53.41 30–100 +2.4% (up from last week) −36.4% (down from a year ago) Onions per 1 kg 184.99 140–250 −1.7% (down from last week) +19.7% (up from a year ago) Tomatoes per 1 kg 217.18 160–300 +12.1% (up from last week) +78.9% (up from a year ago) Garlic (Lehsun) per 1 kg 415.51 200–700 +1.8% (up from last week) +1.2% (up from a year ago)
Pulses (daal) Pulses (daal) — national average Item Average (PKR) Lowest–highest city Week Year Pulse Masoor (Washed) per 1 kg 270.10 230–340 +0.6% (up from last week) −7.2% (down from a year ago) Pulse Moong (Washed) per 1 kg 353.03 280–440 −0.3% (down from last week) −6.8% (down from a year ago) Pulse Mash (Washed) per 1 kg 472.50 390–540 +0.1% (up from last week) +6.6% (up from a year ago) Pulse Gram per 1 kg 300.24 250–370 −0.1% (down from last week) +6.8% (up from a year ago)
Construction Construction — national average Item Average (PKR) Week Year Cement per 50 kg/bag 1,587.20 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +14.3% (up from a year ago) Painter per day 1,802.38 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +5.5% (up from a year ago) Mason (Raj) per day 2,127.40 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +7.1% (up from a year ago) Labourer per day 1,325.21 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +9.5% (up from a year ago) Plumber per day 1,928.85 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +10.0% (up from a year ago) Electrician P/Point 291.22 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +4.5% (up from a year ago)
Fertilizer Fertilizer — national average Item Average (PKR) Week Year Sona Urea per 50 kg/bag 4,916.75 +1.6% (up from last week) +12.6% (up from a year ago) Other Urea (Tara, Sarsabz, Shandar etc) per 50 kg/bag 4,759.42 +2.4% (up from last week) +12.1% (up from a year ago) Calcium Ammonium Nitrate per 50 kg/bag 4,406.13 +1.5% (up from last week) +10.0% (up from a year ago) S.S Phosphate, Gr. 18% per 50 kg/bag 4,715.40 +0.2% (up from last week) +40.4% (up from a year ago) Sulphate of Potash per 50 kg/bag 15,668.49 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +26.8% (up from a year ago) Nitro. Phosphate per 50 kg/bag 10,627.06 0.0% (unchanged from last week) +14.6% (up from a year ago) DIA Amun. Phosphate per 50 kg/bag 17,093.80 −0.3% (down from last week) +17.0% (up from a year ago) Nitro. Phosph. & Pot. (Npk) per 50 kg/bag 11,030.84 −0.5% (down from last week) +15.8% (up from a year ago)
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Questions Where do these prices come from? From the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics' weekly Sensitive Price Indicator. PBS staff record prices in markets in 17 cities every Thursday and publish them the next day. We import the official data file and link to each release.
Why is my local shop's price different? These are averages across several markets in each city on one day. Prices vary between shops, brands and neighbourhoods, and can change during the week.
Which cities are covered? Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Multan, Bahawalpur, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Peshawar, Bannu, Quetta and Khuzdar.
What does the yearly change compare? The national average this week against the same week a year earlier, as published by PBS.