{
  "id": 9934392,
  "title": "Pakistan September inflation seen easing but energy pressures persist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/pakistan-september-inflation-seen-easing-but-energy-pressures-persist",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-26T07:07:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441339/pakistan-september-inflation-seen-easing-but-energy-pressures-persist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan's consumer price inflation is projected to ease to around 10% in September from 11.15% in August, according to estimates from several brokerage houses. However, rising fuel and electricity costs are expected to keep price pressures elevated, complicating the central bank's policy outlook. The increase in electricity charges is mainly due to a higher Charges Adjustment and a positive Quarterly Tariff Adjustment. Food prices, particularly onion prices, are contributing to the inflation, with a 32% rise in onion prices during September. Energy costs are expected to have a larger share in the increase, while food pressures ease, according to Ismail Iqbal Securities. The brokerage house predicts September inflation at 10.5% year-on-year and 1.4% month-on-month, with food contributing about 25 basis points to the overall inflation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-09-25T13:56:40.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-09-25T15:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Consumer confidence dips in September amid inflation concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/consumer-confidence-dips-in-september-amid-inflation-concerns",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:39:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}