Uncovering Economic Connections
Visualizing the hidden price similarity networks across Pakistan's major cities using Discrete Structures and Graph Theory.
Top Economic Hubs
Cities with the highest centrality scores across all categories.
Key Insight
Lahore emerges as the dominant economic hub across all categories, showing high price integration with the rest of the country. This suggests that price changes in Lahore are strong predictors of national trends.
Regional Clusters
Strong clustering is observed between twin cities (Islamabad-Rawalpindi) and geographically close regions, validating the First Law of Geography in economic terms.
Category Variance
Perishable goods like 'Fruits & Vegetables' show lower network density compared to 'Non-Food Essentials', indicating localized pricing for perishables.