NPMC Reviews Prices of Essential Commodities The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, chaired a meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) for the review of the price trends of essential commodities during the week, here today. The Finance Secretary briefed the attendees about the weekly Sensitive Price Index (SPI) and particularly about the decline in the prices of wheat flour, vegetables, and eggs due to the coordinated efforts of all the provincial governments. ALSO READ Overall, a reduction in the prices of eight items had been registered while 24 items had remained stable during the week.