The document discusses different price indices used in Pakistan, including the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Wholesale Price Index (WPI), and Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI). It provides details on the items covered, formulas used, and frequency of data collection for each index. The CPI measures price changes at the retail level, WPI measures changes in wholesale markets, and SPI assesses price movements of essential items at short intervals on a weekly basis.

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2. USERS PRODUCERS WORKSHOP PRESENTATION ON PRICE STATISTICS BY WAQAS AHMED PRICE STATISTICS SECTION FBS, KARACHI -NOSSCIRE-

6. WHOLE SALE PRICE INDEX (WPI) Wholesale price index ( WPI) is designed to measure the change of price in the primary and wholesale markets. -NOSSCIRE-

12. COVERAGE OF CITIES AND MARKETS IN BASE YEAR FOR CPI 2000-2001 -NOSSCIRE- Name of City No of Markets Name of City No of Markets Punjab 1. Islamabad (Federal Capital Area) * 04 10. Jhang 01 2. Rawalpindi * 06 11. Okara 01 3. Lahore * 07 12. D. G. Khan 01 4. Gujranwala * 01 13. Bahawalpur * 01 5. Faisalabad * 02 14. Bahawalnagar 01 6. Multan * 03 15. Mianwali 01 7. Jhelum 01 16. Vehari 01 8. Sialkot * 01 17. Attock 01 9. Sargodha * 01 18. Samundari 01 * Cities also included in SPI cities

13. COVERAGE OF CITIES AND MARKETS IN BASE YEAR FOR CPI 2000-2001 -NOSSCIRE- Name of City No of Markets Name of City No of Markets Sindh N.W.F.P. 19. Karachi * 13 27. Peshawar * 03 20. Hyderabad * 04 28. Mardan 01 21. Sukkur * 02 29. Abbottabad 01 22. Nawabshah 01 30. D. I. Khan 01 23. Larkana * 01 31. Bannu * 01 24. Mirpurkhas 01 Balochistan 25. Shahdadpur 01 32. Quetta * 02 26. Kunri 01 33. Khuzdar * 01 34. Turbat 01 35. Loralai 01 Total Cities = 35 Total Markets = 71 * Cities also included in SPI cities

15. Time table for Collection of Prices -NOSSCIRE- Part-I Food, Beverages Tobacco Monthly 11-14 of each month Part-II Apparel, Textile and Foot Wear Fuel and Lighting Monthly 01-03 of each month Part-III House Hold, Furniture & Equipment Transport & Communication Monthly 04-06 of each month Part-IV Recreation, Entertainment & Education, Cleaning, Laundry & Personal Appearance & Medicines Monthly 07-10 of each month Part- VII WHOLE SALE PRICE Monthly 13-15 of each month Part-VI S.P.I Weekly Each Thursday Daily Prices of 18 items Daily Daily

17. EXAMPLE FOR COMPUTATION OF CPI  ( P n /P o ) x W i Index = -------------------------------- x 100  W i 1.3246 I = -------------------------- x 100 = 123.41 1.0733 -NOSSCIRE- ITEM UNIT BASE PRICE (P o ) PRICE IN MAR, 06 (P n ) WEIGHT (W i ) P n / P o P o / P n x W i Moong Pulse Kg 29.91 47.61 0.2230 1.5918 0.3550 Mash Pulse Kg 45.01 52.72 0.2017 1.1713 0.2363 Masoor Pulse Kg 36.23 44.03 0.2214 1.2153 0.2691 Gram Pulse Kg 28.99 31.50 0.4272 1.0866 0.4642 1.0733 1.3246

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22. Whole Sale Price Index (WPI)Historical Changes -NOSSCIRE- BASE YEAR No of Commodities 106 No of Price Quotations No. Of Cities Commodity groups 1959-60=100 64 201 22 Food Raw Materials Fuel,lighting & lubricants manufactures 1969-70=100 72 433 22 Food Raw Materials Fuel,lighting & lubricants manufactures 1975-76=100 87 625 22 Food Raw Materials Fuel,lighting & lubricants Manufactures Building Materials 1980-81=100 91 690 22 Food Raw Materials Fuel,lighting & lubricants Manufactures Building Materials 1990-91=100 96 1210 16 Food Raw Materials Fuel,lighting & lubricants Manufactures Building Materials 2000-01=100 1550 18 Food Raw Materials Fuel, Lighting& Lubricants Manufactures Building Materials

24. LIST OF ITEMS OF SPI -NOSSCIRE-

25. Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) Historical Changes -NOSSCIRE- BASE YEAR NO OF CITIES NO OF ITEMS NO OF MARKETS INCOME GROUP OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES 1969-70=100 12 28 22 upto Rs.300 Industrial employees Commercial employees Government employees 1975-76=100 12 38 22 Upto Rs.600 Industrial employees Commercial employees Government employees 1980-81=100 12 46 50 Upto Rs.1000 Industrial employees Commercial employees Government employees 1990-91=100 12 47 48 Upto Rs.1500 Industrial employees Commercial employees Government employees 2000-01=100 17 53 53 Upto Rs.3000 All categories combined including self employer and employeed.

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