Sana Khalid 
Pakistan –
Pakistan, in terms of inflation, has ranked fourth of 43 countries in the world.
In September, the rate of inflation in Pakistan touched 9%.
In contrast, the inflation rate in India was at 4.3% – taking the 16th position on the sheet of most expensive countries.
According to the report, the highest inflation in the world is in Argentina – currently at 51.4%.
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Turkey, on the other hand, ranks second with an inflation rate of 19.6%, followed by Brazil – 10.2%.
As per the international publication, Japan’s inflation is -0.4%.
The month of September, in Pakistan, saw a fresh round of increased prices in consumer items as inflation touched 9% from 8.4% in August, signified by the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
It merits mentioning that on a month-on-month basis, Pakistan’s inflation surged by a whopping 2.1% owing to changes in three indices — housing, food, and construction.
Furthermore, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) also surged sharply by 19.6% in September. It was at 4.3% in the same month about a year ago.
For the ongoing fiscal year, the government has set the inflation target at 8.5%, showing that the year-on-year inflation rate may remain in double digits in this fiscal year – 2021-22.
The PBS reported that the overall inflation rate in the urban and rural areas recorded a hefty spike. The inflation rate in Pakistan’s urban areas edged up by 9.1%, and rural areas spiked to 8.8% in September. Last year, inflation in urban areas of Pakistan was recorded at 7.7%. In rural areas, it was recorded at 8.4%.
