Meanwhile, rural India recorded a higher inflation rate at 5.66% last month, compared to urban areas, where the inflation rate was 4.39%. June’s spurt in CPI inflation was attributed largely to ...

India’s new CPI basket to have 2024 as base The first set of data to be released on February 12, 2026, in the new inflation series will have 2024 as the base. Ishaan Gera.

Even as core inflation surges, annual estimates for retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) are on the decline, ...

The All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for September 2024 rose to 5.49% from 3.65% in August, primarily due to increased food prices. Food basket inflation surged to 9.24%, up from 5. ...

Food is a big driver of inflation in India given its high weighting in the CPI basket. In June, food prices rose 9.36% from a year earlier, pushing up the headline inflation rate to 5.08 percent.

Meanwhile, rural India recorded a higher inflation rate at 5.66% last month, compared to urban areas, where the inflation rate was 4.39%. June’s spurt in CPI inflation was attributed largely to ...

An Indian government panel tasked with revising the nation’s consumer price index is considering a substantial cut in the weighting ... India Considering Major Cut to Food Weighting in CPI Basket.

CPI inflation in February: 12 of 22 states see higher retail inflation than all India average Odisha had the highest retail inflation rate at 7.55% in February while Delhi had the lowest at 2.42% ...

Food is a big driver of inflation in India given its high weighting in the CPI basket. In June, food prices rose 9.36% from a year earlier, pushing up the headline inflation rate to 5.08%.