Brief Introduction (Key Indicators):
Price Statistics Section is responsible for collection, compilation and preparation of retail and wholesale prices, as well as computation of price indices. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics is being prepared and released National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), Urban Consumer Price Index (UCPI), Rural Consumer Price Index (RCPI), Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) and Wholesale Price Index (WPI) on regular basis. These indices are extensively being used by planners, policy makers of public and private sectors, researchers and by the general public. The methodology for computation of these indices, selection of basket of goods & services for these indices, weights, number of cities and markets are approved by the Group of Experts/Technical Committee and endorsed by Governing Council and Economic Coordination Committee.
Price Statistics Section is the pioneer for digital data collection using Tablets through Computer-Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI).
Brief Introduction (Key Indicators):
It is computed on weekly basis to assess the price movements of essential commodities at shorter interval of time so as to review the price situation in the country. SPI comprises of 51 essential items, the prices for which are being collected from 50 markets in 17 cities of the country.
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Brief Introduction (Key Indicators):
It is a statistical measure of the average change in the consumer prices of a predetermined basket of goods and services customarily purchased/consumed by inhabitants of country belonging to specified income groups in the selected geographical areas over a fixed period of time. PBS is compiling and disseminating Urban and Rural CPIs. Urban CPI (UCPI) covers 68 markets in 35 cities/urban centers of the country. Prices of 356 consumer items are collected from open market and used for computation of indices on monthly basis. Rural CPI (RCPI) covers 27 markets in 27 rural centers of the country. Prices of 244 consumer items are collected from open market and used for computation of indices on monthly basis.
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1 | May 2025 | Download | Download |
2 | April 2025 | Download | Download |
3 | March 2025 | Download | Download |
4 | February 2025 | Download | Download |
5 | January 2025 | Download | Download |
6 | December 2024 | Download | Download |
7 | November 2024 | Download | Download |
8 | October 2024 | Download | Download |
9 | September 2024 | Download | Download |
10 | August 2024 | Download | Download |
Brief Introduction (Key Indicators):
It is computed on monthly basis and is considered as an appropriate measure of the movement of wholesale prices of predetermined items in primary wholesale markets. It covers 19 markets in 19 cities of the country. Prices of 419 items are collected from open market and used for computation of indices on monthly basis to measure inflation.
Definition : Consumer price index (CPI) measures the change over time in the prices of goods and services for consumption by households. The main purpose of the CPI with a base year of 2003 is; is to calculate the inflation rate by measuring the change in the prices of goods and services subject to consumption in the market. For this purpose, all final monetary consumption expenditures of households, foreign visitors and corporate population in the country are taken into account. This concept excludes the production of households for their own consumption from consumption expenditures and the relative rents valid for households.
Classifications: Individual Consumption Classification by Purpose (COICOP) was used in determining the weights and calculating the index, and these expenditures were grouped under 12 main groups and 43 subgroups. 404 items are included in the index.
International and regional guidance: There is no significant difference between Turkey’s methodology and the relevant international and regional standards set out in EUROSTAT.
Source of weights: Household Budget Survey conducted with approximately 15 000 households (3 years total 45 000) from all socio-economic groups annually, institutional population survey, tourism survey for the expenditures of foreign nationals in Turkey and expenditure and turnover information obtained from administrative records. It is calculated by expanding the National Accounts Household Final Consumption Expenditure data with the change rates.
For seasonal products, a constant weight approach is used.
The period to which the current weights belong is: December of the year (t-1).
In the CPI with a base year of 2003 = 100, all final monetary consumption expenditures made for the purpose of consuming goods and services domestically are taken as basis. In the index, prices are compiled from a total of 228 districts, including all 81 provincial centers. Within the scope of CPI, 564 710 prices from 27 411 workplaces are compiled monthly and 5 246 tenants are followed within the scope of the index. The number of workplaces and prices may vary throughout the year depending on the seasonal structure.
Population coverage: Population coverage of the index; It is determined as the total population living in Turkey, without any discrimination based on income groups or geographical regions.
Geographic coverage: All domestic final monetary consumption expenditures of households, foreign visitors and corporate population were taken into account.
FPrice coverage: The price coverage of the index is determined as purchase prices. Prices are determined as cash payments including taxes, and installment sales or negotiated prices are not taken into account.