Pakistan Fashion Price Index: Prices Fell 4.07% in August

1 September 2026

The August reading of the Pakistan Fashion Price Index (PFPI):

Index (March 2026 = 100)	87.27
Month on month	−4.07%
Matched products	67,659

That is the sharpest monthly fall since May, and leaves the index 12.7% below its March base.

The full series:

• March 2026 — 100.00 (base)
• April — 99.29 (−0.71%)
• May — 96.50 (−2.81%)
• June — 88.01 (−8.80%)
• July — 90.97 (+3.36%)
• August — 87.27 (−4.07%)

By category:

• Unstitched — 82.20 (−6.93%), the steepest
• Fragrances — 93.35 (−7.23%)
• Bags & accessories — 86.30 (−5.28%)
• Footwear — 84.61 (−4.91%)
• Ready-to-wear — 87.08 (−2.99%)
• Jewellery — 94.84 (−0.69%), the most resilient

The index is built only from products present in both of two consecutive months, so new arrivals and delisted stock are excluded — a changing assortment cannot masquerade as a changing price.

A necessary caveat: Sana Safinaz (-12.86%) and Bonanza Satrangi (-9.94%) fell in August almost entirely because of our own correction, not the market. On 23 August we found both brands' prices were reaching us in a foreign market's currency; fixing that dropped their figures by very close to the same factor. Between them they are 14,393 of the 67,659 matched products — 21% of the sample. Neither brand is quoted in any August brand-level claim.

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Data: TrendCompare 22-brand hourly tracker. The PFPI matches products present in two consecutive months and chains the median price ratio from March 2026 = 100. Stock figures count only products confirmed on the brand's own site within 7 days. Index · methodology.

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