A man prepares snacks for Iftar, the fast-breaking meal, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 4, 2025. (Photo by Daniyal Khan Jadoon/Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's consumer price index (CPI) inflation dropped to 1.5 percent in February 2025, down from 2.4 percent in January and 23.1 percent in the same month last year, official statistics revealed on Monday.
On a month-on-month basis, the CPI inflation declined by 0.8 percent in February, reversing a 0.2 percent increase in the previous month, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the lowest inflation rate since 2015, which reflects the positive impact of the government's economic policies and interventions, according to a statement by the prime minister's office. ■
People buy snacks for Iftar, the fast-breaking meal, in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 4, 2025. (Photo by Daniyal Khan Jadoon/Xinhua)
People buy fruits from a shop in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 4, 2025. (Photo by Daniyal Khan Jadoon/Xinhua)
A snacks vendor waits for customers in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 4, 2025. (Photo by Daniyal Khan Jadoon/Xinhua)
A shopkeeper packs snacks at a shop in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 4, 2025. (Photo by Daniyal Khan Jadoon/Xinhua)
