比拉尔·侯赛因（新闻）随着中央银行提高利率以控制价格压力，巴基斯坦上个月通胀有所缓和，为决策者提供了一定程度的喘息之机。
By Bilal Hussain (News) Pakistan inflation eased last month, offering some relief to policymakers after the central bank raised interest rates to contain price pressures.
巴基斯坦统计局周一发布的数据显示，10月份消费者价格指数同比上涨9.6%。这略高于彭博社调查中9.5%的中值估计，但低于9月份10.26%的涨幅。
The consumer price index rose 9.6% in October from a year earlier, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday. That is slightly above the 9.5% median estimate in a Bloomberg survey, but slower than the 10.26% increase in September.
尽管中东冲突和高企的能源价格继续为前景蒙上阴影，但这种缓和为巴基斯坦国家银行提供了一定程度的喘息之机。巴基斯坦由于依赖进口能源，对油价上涨格外脆弱，这可能会推高国内价格并扩大该国的进口账单。
The moderation provides some respite for the State Bank of Pakistan, though the conflict in the Middle East and elevated energy prices continue to cloud the outlook. Pakistan is particularly vulnerable to rising oil prices because of its reliance on imported energy, which can feed into domestic prices and widen the country’s import bill.
由于通胀前景恶化，中央银行上周将其基准利率提高了50个基点至12%。决策者警告称，高企的食品和能源成本可能会推高通胀预期，并最终渗入核心价格中。通胀率仍然远高于中央银行5%至7%的目标区间。
The central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 12% last week as the inflation outlook deteriorated. Policymakers warned that elevated food and energy costs could push up inflation expectations and eventually seep into underlying prices. Inflation remains well above the central bank’s 5%-7% target range.
局方数据显示，上个月食品成本同比上涨7.74%，而9月份为8.2%。住房与能源价格在10月份也较上个月的12.39%有所缓和，至11.03%。
Food costs slowed 7.74% last month from a year earlier, compared to 8.2% in September. Housing & energy prices also moderated 11.03% in October as compared to 12.39% the previous month, bureau data showed.