Retail prices of cement across the country recorded an increase during the past week. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, for the week ending on December 18, the average retail price per bag of cement in northern cities stood at Rs 1,402, reflecting an increase of 0.9 percent compared to the previous week, when the average price was Rs 1,389.
Similarly, a marginal increase was also observed in southern cities. Data shows that during the week ending December 18, the average retail price of cement per bag in southern cities reached Rs 1,446, up by 0.06 percent from the previous week’s average price of Rs 1,445.
According to the figures, the average retail price per bag of cement last week was Rs 1,367 in Islamabad, Rs 1,361 in Rawalpindi, Rs 1,450 in Gujranwala, Rs 1,420 in Sialkot, Rs 1,488 in Lahore, Rs 1,390 in Faisalabad, Rs 1,397 in Sargodha, Rs 1,451 in Multan, Rs 1,440 in Bahawalpur, Rs 1,353 in Peshawar, and Rs 1,300 in Bannu.
In southern regions, the average retail price per bag of cement was recorded at Rs 1,378 in Karachi, Rs 1,428 in Hyderabad, Rs 1,530 in Sukkur, Rs 1,407 in Larkana, Rs 1,490 in Quetta, and Rs 1,443 in Khuzdar.
