Pakistan's consumer price index (CPI) rose to 27.3% year-on-year in August, its statistics bureau said on Thursday.

In July, CPI inflation rose to 24.9%.

"On month-on-month basis, it increased by 2.4% in Aug 2022 as compared to an increase of 4.3% in the previous month," the bureau said.

Price rises in staples, vegetables, wheat and cooking oil led to the high inflation, it said.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)