CPI inflation (national, YoY) — long history since 1965

Spliced: PBS national CPI YoY where published (Jul-2017 →), else SBP's base-2015-16 national CPI YoY (Jul-2016 →), else SBP's historical general CPI YoY (1965 → Apr-2020). One continuous series; base years differ across the splice points. Derived by PakDataHub from official series.

Derived · PakDataHub method. Computed by PakDataHub from official series with a published formula (how the derived layer works). Spliced: PBS national CPI YoY where published (Jul-2017 →), else SBP's base-2015-16 national CPI YoY (Jul-2016 →), else SBP's historical general CPI YoY (1965 → Apr-2020). One continuous series; base years differ across the splice points. Inputs: inflation.cpi.national.yoy, inflation.national_cpi_inflation_measure_year_year, industry.general_cpi_inflation_measure_year_year_2.

About this series

Spliced: PBS national CPI YoY where published (Jul-2017 →), else SBP's base-2015-16 national CPI YoY (Jul-2016 →), else SBP's historical general CPI YoY (1965 → Apr-2020). One continuous series; base years differ across the splice points. Derived by PakDataHub from official series.

Use cases

• Chart cpi inflation (national, yoy) — long history since 1965 and its full history in a dashboard or research note
• Feed cpi inflation (national, yoy) — long history since 1965 into an inflation or pricing model
• Compute real (inflation-adjusted) values
• Pull cpi inflation (national, yoy) — long history since 1965 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/inflation.cpi.national.yoy.long"

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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• CPI National YoY inflation.cpi.national.yoy
• CPI Rural inflation.cpi.rural
• CPI Rural - Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco inflation.cpi.rural.alcohol_tobacco
• CPI Rural - Clothing & Footwear inflation.cpi.rural.clothing
• National CPI; an Inflation Measure (Month-on-Month basis) inflation.national_cpi_inflation_measure_month_month

FAQ

What is CPI inflation (national, YoY) — long history since 1965?

Spliced: PBS national CPI YoY where published (Jul-2017 →), else SBP's base-2015-16 national CPI YoY (Jul-2016 →), else SBP's historical general CPI YoY (1965 → Apr-2020). One continuous series; base years differ across the splice points. Derived by PakDataHub from official series.

Does PakDataHub have Pakistan inflation and price data on CPI inflation (national, YoY) — long history since 1965?

Yes. CPI inflation (national, YoY) — long history since 1965 is an official Pakistan inflation and price time series (monthly, from PakDataHub) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 1965 to 2026. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/inflation.cpi.national.yoy.long, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).

How far back does CPI inflation (national, YoY) — long history since 1965 go?

PakDataHub carries CPI inflation (national, YoY) — long history since 1965 covering 1965 to 2026, updated on a monthly basis from PakDataHub.

How do I get CPI inflation (national, YoY) — long history since 1965 via the API?

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