KARACHI: Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation was recorded at 8.4% on a year-on-year basis in August 2021, compared to 8.41% in July 2021 and 8.21% in August 2020, according to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Wednesday.
As per the monthly review of price indices, on a month-on-month basis, CPI increased by 0.6% in August 2021 compared to an increase of 1.3% in the previous month.