Core Inflation

Retrieve Pakistan's Core Inflation data (NFNE - Non-Food, Non-Energy), including rural and urban segmentation, cumulative inflation, and historical time-series for inflation excluding volatile components.

GET/3.0/economy/core-inflation

Description

This endpoint retrieves Core Inflation data (NFNE - Non-Food, Non-Energy) representing inflation excluding volatile food and energy components. Core inflation is essential for assessing underlying inflation trends and guiding monetary policy decisions by central banks and economists. Core inflation helps policymakers distinguish temporary supply shocks from structural inflation, critical for effective monetary policy implementation. All data is sourced from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).

Request

Authentication

• Type: Bearer Token
• Required: Yes

Parameters

This endpoint does not accept any query parameters.

Response

Success Response (200)

{
  "status": "ok",
  "message": "",
  "data": [
    {
      "period": "Nov 2025",
      "yoy": 7.2,
      "mom": 0.3,
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
period	string	Period identifier (e.g., "Nov 2025")
yoy	number	Year-over-year inflation rate (percentage)
mom	number	Month-over-month inflation rate (percentage)

Error Responses

For detailed Common Error responses, see the Error Handling.

Examples

Get Latest Core Inflation

curl -X GET "https://csapis.com/3.0/economy/core-inflation" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"

Use Cases

• Monetary Policy Analysis: Track underlying inflation excluding volatile food and energy
• Central Bank Decisions: SBP uses core inflation to assess persistent inflationary pressures
• Economic Forecasting: Use core inflation for more stable inflation trend analysis
• Regional Analysis: Compare urban vs rural inflation dynamics
• Investment Strategy: Assess inflation excluding temporary supply shocks
• Economic Reports: Include core inflation in macroeconomic analysis