Pakistan Inflation Cools Though Floods Risk Stoking Prices
Commuters ride through a flooded road in Lahore on Aug. 30.
Photographer: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty ImagesPakistan’s inflation unexpectedly eased last month, though torrential monsoon rains risk disrupting supply chains and boosting prices.
Consumer price index rose 3% in August from a year ago, according to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Monday. That’s lower than the median estimate for a 4% in the Bloomberg survey. Inflation accelerated to 4.1% in July.