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Researchers revealed that unemployment is a pessimistic phenomenon in any human society as it adversely affects in dissimilar directions and dimensions as well. Unemployment refers to an economic defect affecting the community structure. Thus, the economic and social dimensions of …

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in Pakistan increased by 8.8% in April 2019 as compared to an increase of 9.4% in the previous month and 3.7%, a year ago, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The CPI …

The developing economies like Pakistan, which has a small economy, exports are limited to few main commodities/products and also concentrated too few markets, a large import bill and an ever rising the size population to feed, has poorly hit by …

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) calculated that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) general rose by 7.2 percent on year-over-year (YoY) basis during January 2019 as against to a rise of 6.2 percent in the last month and 4.4 percent …

The Ministry of Finance statistics showed that Pakistan’s imports are mostly concentrated in a few markets. The country’s imports from states like China, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Indonesia constitutes greater than 50 percent of the total imports. During fiscal year …

The economists recorded that Pakistan’s terms of trade, which gauge the ratio of export to import prices, have not only been adverse, but have also deteriorated over the years, which has unfavorably impacted the economy in terms of growth and …

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) recorded in the report published in June 2018 that the prices of top few commodities, which increased from previous month are; tomatoes (41.66%), potatoes (6.78%), onion (6.18%), fresh fruits (5.47%), spices (1.41%), meat (1.04%), …