Pakistan's consumer price index rose 11.1% year-on-year in June, easing from 11.7% in May and coming within the government's forecast range of 11%-12%, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

  • CPI fell 0.3% month-on-month in June, compared with a 0.5% increase in May and a 0.2% rise in June last year.

  • Urban inflation rose 11.2% year-on-year and fell 0.5% month-on-month, while rural inflation rose 10.9% year-on-year and was unchanged on the month.

  • Core inflation, measured by non-food non-energy, eased to 8.7% in urban areas and 7.9% in rural areas.