Cost of Living Index — National

Cost-of-living index for National: the unweighted mean of SPI essential-item price relatives, rebased to 100 at the week of 2023-07-13 (basket of 30 items). Tracks essential-goods inflation for National. Source: PBS SPI, computed by PakData.

Latest · 01 Oct 2026: 149.7 (index) — updated 01 Oct 2026

Change on period: +0.08 (+0.05%)

Recent observations

Full history back to 13 Jul 2023, CSV export and API access start with a free key.

About this series

Cost-of-living index for National: the unweighted mean of SPI essential-item price relatives, rebased to 100 at the week of 2023-07-13 (basket of 30 items). Tracks essential-goods inflation for National. Source: PBS SPI, computed by PakData.

Use cases

• Chart cost of living index — national and its full history in a dashboard or research note
• Feed cost of living index — national into an inflation or pricing model
• Compute real (inflation-adjusted) values
• Pull cost of living index — national into your stack as JSON or CSV

Who uses this

• Bank risk & credit analyst
• Macro researcher
• Policy analyst
• Journalist

Metadata

Fetch it

curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
  "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/cost_of_living.national"

JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.

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FAQ

What is Cost of Living Index — National?

Cost-of-living index for National: the unweighted mean of SPI essential-item price relatives, rebased to 100 at the week of 2023-07-13 (basket of 30 items). Tracks essential-goods inflation for National. Source: PBS SPI, computed by PakData.

Does PakDataHub have Pakistan inflation and price data on Cost of Living Index — National?

Yes. Cost of Living Index — National is an official Pakistan inflation and price time series (weekly, from PBS) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2023 to 2026. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/cost_of_living.national, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).

How far back does Cost of Living Index — National go?

PakDataHub carries Cost of Living Index — National covering 2023 to 2026, updated on a weekly basis from PBS.

How do I get Cost of Living Index — National via the API?

Call GET /v1/series/cost_of_living.national with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.