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Retail Inflation eases to 4.85 per cent in March, 2024


Consumer Price Index Numbers On Base 2012=100 For Rural,
Urban And Combined For The Month Of March 2024

Posted On: 12 APR 2024 6:10PM by PIB Delhi

   The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is releasing All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Base 2012=100 and corresponding Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for Rural (R), Urban (U) and Combined (C) for the month of March 2024 (Provisional) in this press note. CPIs for Sub-Groups and Groups for both All India and all States/UTs are also being released.

The price data are collected from selected 1114 urban markets and 1181 villages covering all States/UTs through personal visits by field staff of Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI on a weekly roster. During the month of March 2024, NSO collected prices from 99.8% villages and 98.5% urban markets while the market-wise prices reported therein were 89.6% for rural and 93.2% for urban.

All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e. March 2024 over March 2023), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

All India year-on-year inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI: March 2024 over March 2023

 

Mar. 2024 (Prov.)

Feb. 2024 (Final)

Mar. 2023

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Inflation

CPI (General)

5.45

4.14

4.85

5.34

4.78

5.09

5.51

5.89

5.66

CFPI

8.61

8.35

8.52

8.27

9.19

8.66

4.72

4.82

4.79

Index

CPI (General)

187.7

183.6

185.8

187.4

184.0

185.8

178.0

176.3

177.2

CFPI

187.9

193.3

189.8

187.2

193.7

189.5

173.0

178.4

174.9

 Notes: Prov.  – Provisional, Combd. – Combined

 

             Monthly changes in the General Indices and CFPIs are given below:

Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: March 2024 over February 2024

Indices

Mar. 2024 (Prov.)

Feb. 2024 (Final)

Monthly change (%)

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

CPI (General)

187.7

183.6

185.8

187.4

184.0

185.8

0.16

-0.22

0.00

CFPI

187.9

193.3

189.8

187.2

193.7

189.5

0.37

-0.21

0.16

           Note: Figures of March 2024 are provisional.

 

                Next date of release for April 2024 CPI is 13th May 2024 (Monday). For more details please visit the website www.mospi.gov.in

 

List of Annex

Annex

Title

I

All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for February 2024 (Final) and March 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

II

All-India inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

III

General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for February 2024 (Final) and March 2024 (Provisional)

IV

Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March 2024 (Provisional)

 

 

Annex I

All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for February 2024 (Final) and March 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

(Base: 2012=100)

Group Code

Sub-group Code

Description

Rural

Urban

Combined

Weights

Feb. 24 Index
(Final)

Mar. 24 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Feb. 24 Index
(Final)

Mar. 24 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Feb. 24 Index
(Final)

Mar. 24 Index
(Prov.)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

 

1.1.01

Cereals and products

12.35

188.6

189.3

6.59

188.3

188.5

9.67

188.5

189.0

 

1.1.02

Meat and fish

4.38

214.8

217.8

2.73

223.9

226.7

3.61

218.0

220.9

 

1.1.03

Egg

0.49

201.7

192.8

0.36

204.7

194.2

0.43

202.9

193.3

 

1.1.04

Milk and products

7.72

182.9

183.2

5.33

183.2

183.6

6.61

183.0

183.3

 

1.1.05

Oils and fats

4.21

160.2

160.2

2.81

155.1

154.7

3.56

158.3

158.2

 

1.1.06

Fruits

2.88

169.2

172.9

2.90

174.0

176.7

2.89

171.4

174.7

 

1.1.07

Vegetables

7.46

179.8

182.6

4.41

226.1

222.3

6.04

195.5

196.1

 

1.1.08

Pulses and products

2.95

200.8

199.6

1.73

206.0

204.9

2.38

202.6

201.4

 

1.1.09

Sugar and Confectionery

1.70

128.7

128.0

0.97

130.7

130.1

1.36

129.4

128.7

 

1.1.10

Spices

3.11

240.7

236.3

1.79

232.0

228.2

2.50

237.8

233.6

 

1.2.11

Non-alcoholic beverages

1.37

182.2

182.1

1.13

169.9

170.2

1.26

177.1

177.1

 

1.1.12

Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.

5.56

195.4

195.9

5.54

204.0

204.6

5.55

199.4

199.9

1

 

Food and beverages

54.18

187.8

188.5

36.29

194.6

194.3

45.86

190.3

190.6

2

 

Pan, tobacco and intoxicants

3.26

203.7

204.0

1.36

209.5

210.1

2.38

205.2

205.6

 

3.1.01

Clothing

6.32

195.4

195.8

4.72

185.5

185.8

5.58

191.5

191.9

 

3.1.02

Footwear

1.04

190.9

191.1

0.85

172.0

172.3

0.95

183.0

183.3

3

 

Clothing and footwear

7.36

194.8

195.1

5.57

183.4

183.8

6.53

190.3

190.6

4

 

Housing

-

-

-

21.67

178.5

178.3

10.07

178.5

178.3

5

 

Fuel and light

7.94

183.8

181.1

5.58

175.6

167.7

6.84

180.7

176.0

 

6.1.01

Household goods and services

3.75

183.3

183.3

3.87

173.3

173.9

3.80

178.6

178.9

 

6.1.02

Health

6.83

193.8

194.3

4.81

188.3

189.2

5.89

191.7

192.4

 

6.1.03

Transport and communication

7.60

172.2

172.0

9.73

162.3

161.9

8.59

167.0

166.7

 

6.1.04

Recreation and amusement

1.37

177.4

177.8

2.04

172.5

172.8

1.68

174.6

175.0

 

6.1.05

Education

3.46

186.0

186.1

5.62

180.9

181.2

4.46

183.0

183.2

 

6.1.06

Personal care and effects

4.25

188.8

191.3

3.47

190.1

192.7

3.89

189.3

191.9

6

 

Miscellaneous

27.26

183.8

184.2

29.53

175.5

176.0

28.32

179.8

180.2

General Index (All Groups)

100.00

187.4

187.7

100.00

184.0

183.6

100.00

185.8

185.8

Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)

47.25

187.2

187.9

29.62

193.7

193.3

39.06

189.5

189.8

Notes:

  • Prov. : Provisional.
  • CFPI : Out of 12 sub-groups contained in ‘Food and Beverages’ group, CFPI is based on ten sub-groups, excluding ‘Non-alcoholic beverages’ and ‘Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.’.
  • -        : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
  •  

    Annex II

    All-India year-on-year inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

    (Base: 2012=100)

    Group Code

    Sub-group Code

    Description

    Rural

    Urban

    Combined

     

    Mar. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Mar. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

    Mar. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Mar. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

    Mar. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Mar. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

     

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (7)

    (8)

    (9)

    (10)

    (11)

    (12)

     

     

    1.1.01

    Cereals and products

    174.3

    189.3

    8.61

    174.7

    188.5

    7.90

    174.4

    189.0

    8.37

     

     

    1.1.02

    Meat and fish

    205.2

    217.8

    6.14

    212.2

    226.7

    6.83

    207.7

    220.9

    6.36

     

     

    1.1.03

    Egg

    173.9

    192.8

    10.87

    177.2

    194.2

    9.59

    175.2

    193.3

    10.33

     

     

    1.1.04

    Milk and products

    177.0

    183.2

    3.50

    177.9

    183.6

    3.20

    177.3

    183.3

    3.38

     

     

    1.1.05

    Oils and fats

    183.3

    160.2

    -12.60

    172.2

    154.7

    -10.16

    179.2

    158.2

    -11.72

     

     

    1.1.06

    Fruits

    167.2

    172.9

    3.41

    172.1

    176.7

    2.67

    169.5

    174.7

    3.07

     

     

    1.1.07

    Vegetables

    140.9

    182.6

    29.60

    175.9

    222.3

    26.38

    152.8

    196.1

    28.34

     

     

    1.1.08

    Pulses and products

    170.5

    199.6

    17.07

    172.2

    204.9

    18.99

    171.1

    201.4

    17.71

     

     

    1.1.09

    Sugar and Confectionery

    119.1

    128.0

    7.47

    121.9

    130.1

    6.73

    120.0

    128.7

    7.25

     

     

    1.1.10

    Spices

    212.1

    236.3

    11.41

    204.8

    228.2

    11.43

    209.7

    233.6

    11.40

     

     

    1.2.11

    Non-alcoholic beverages

    177.6

    182.1

    2.53

    164.9

    170.2

    3.21

    172.3

    177.1

    2.79

     

     

    1.1.12

    Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.

    189.9

    195.9

    3.16

    196.6

    204.6

    4.07

    193.0

    199.9

    3.58

     

    1

     

    Food and beverages

    174.8

    188.5

    7.84

    180.8

    194.3

    7.47

    177.0

    190.6

    7.68

     

    2

     

    Pan, tobacco and intoxicants

    198.4

    204.0

    2.82

    202.7

    210.1

    3.65

    199.5

    205.6

    3.06

     

     

    3.1.01

    Clothing

    190.0

    195.8

    3.05

    180.2

    185.8

    3.11

    186.1

    191.9

    3.12

     

     

    3.1.02

    Footwear

    187.0

    191.1

    2.19

    167.0

    172.3

    3.17

    178.7

    183.3

    2.57

     

    3

     

    Clothing and footwear

    189.6

    195.1

    2.90

    178.2

    183.8

    3.14

    185.1

    190.6

    2.97

     

    4

     

    Housing

    -

    -

    -

    173.5

    178.3

    2.77

    173.5

    178.3

    2.77

     

    5

     

    Fuel and light

    181.4

    181.1

    -0.17

    182.6

    167.7

    -8.16

    181.9

    176.0

    -3.24

     

     

    6.1.01

    Household goods and services

    178.6

    183.3

    2.63

    169.2

    173.9

    2.78

    174.2

    178.9

    2.70

     

     

    6.1.02

    Health

    186.6

    194.3

    4.13

    180.8

    189.2

    4.65

    184.4

    192.4

    4.34

     

     

    6.1.03

    Transport and communication

    169.0

    172.0

    1.78

    159.8

    161.9

    1.31

    164.2

    166.7

    1.52

     

     

    6.1.04

    Recreation and amusement

    172.8

    177.8

    2.89

    168.4

    172.8

    2.61

    170.3

    175.0

    2.76

     

     

    6.1.05

    Education

    178.5

    186.1

    4.26

    172.5

    181.2

    5.04

    175.0

    183.2

    4.69

     

     

    6.1.06

    Personal care and effects

    180.7

    191.3

    5.87

    181.5

    192.7

    6.17

    181.0

    191.9

    6.02

     

    6

     

    Miscellaneous

    177.9

    184.2

    3.54

    170.0

    176.0

    3.53

    174.1

    180.2

    3.50

     

    General Index (All Groups)

    178.0

    187.7

    5.45

    176.3

    183.6

    4.14

    177.2

    185.8

    4.85

     

    Notes:

  • Prov.       : Provisional.
  • -               : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
  •  

    Annex III

    General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for February 2024 (Final) and March 2024 (Provisional)

    (Base: 2012=100)

     

    Sl. No.

    Name of the State/UT

    Rural

    Urban

    Combined

    Weights

    Feb. 24 Index
    (Final)

    Mar. 24 Index
    (Prov.)

    Weights

    Feb. 24 Index
    (Final)

    Mar. 24 Index
    (Prov.)

    Weights

    Feb. 24 Index
    (Final)

    Mar. 24 Index
    (Prov.)

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (7)

    (8)

    (9)

    (10)

    (11)

    1

    Andhra Pradesh

    5.40

    192.2

    191.6

    3.64

    192.8

    191.9

    4.58

    192.4

    191.7

    2

    Arunachal Pradesh

    0.14

    190.4

    190.4

    0.06

    --

    --

    0.10

    190.4

    190.4

    3

    Assam

    2.63

    189.0

    189.4

    0.79

    185.7

    184.9

    1.77

    188.3

    188.5

    4

    Bihar

    8.21

    180.0

    182.2

    1.62

    188.1

    188.8

    5.14

    181.2

    183.2

    5

    Chhattisgarh

    1.68

    176.7

    177.5

    1.22

    174.8

    174.6

    1.46

    176.0

    176.4

    6

    Delhi

    0.28

    170.1

    169.7

    5.64

    169.1

    169.4

    2.77

    169.2

    169.4

    7

    Goa

    0.14

    173.7

    172.6

    0.25

    175.4

    178.5

    0.19

    174.7

    176.2

    8

    Gujarat

    4.54

    183.7

    183.9

    6.82

    173.7

    174.3

    5.60

    178.0

    178.5

    9

    Haryana

    3.30

    187.7

    189.0

    3.35

    177.0

    177.7

    3.32

    182.7

    183.7

    10

    Himachal Pradesh

    1.03

    174.3

    173.9

    0.26

    179.2

    178.7

    0.67

    175.2

    174.8

    11

    Jharkhand

    1.96

    181.8

    182.5

    1.39

    184.1

    184.0

    1.69

    182.7

    183.1

    12

    Karnataka

    5.09

    190.4

    190.5

    6.81

    192.4

    191.9

    5.89

    191.5

    191.3

    13

    Kerala

    5.50

    192.2

    193.4

    3.46

    190.3

    191.2

    4.55

    191.5

    192.6

    14

    Madhya Pradesh

    4.93

    184.1

    184.6

    3.97

    187.9

    187.7

    4.48

    185.7

    185.9

    15

    Maharashtra

    8.25

    188.2

    186.3

    18.86

    180.4

    178.9

    13.18

    183.0

    181.4

    16

    Manipur

    0.23

    216.7

        218.6

    0.12

    181.3

    182.3

    0.18

    205.5

    207.1

    17

    Meghalaya

    0.28

    172.5

    172.3

    0.15

    176.7

    177.2

    0.22

    173.8

    173.8

    18

    Mizoram

    0.07

    204.2

    203.6

    0.13

    173.0

    172.9

    0.10

    185.2

    184.9

    19

    Nagaland

    0.14

    192.4

    194.0

    0.12

    178.8

    178.6

    0.13

    186.6

    187.5

    20

    Odisha

    2.93

    188.4

    188.8

    1.31

    181.8

    181.3

    2.18

    186.6

    186.7

    21

    Punjab

    3.31

    180.8

    181.4

    3.09

    173.8

    173.8

    3.21

    177.7

    178.0

    22

    Rajasthan

    6.63

    184.3

    184.9

    4.23

    183.7

    183.6

    5.51

    184.1

    184.4

    23

    Sikkim

    0.06

    196.9

    196.3

    0.03

    185.3

    184.9

    0.05

    193.1

    192.6

    24

    Tamil Nadu

    5.55

    194.3

    193.3

    9.20

    191.6

    190.9

    7.25

    192.7

    191.9

    25

    Telangana

    3.16

    202.5

    201.7

    4.41

    195.9

    195.0

    3.74

    198.9

    198.0

    26

    Tripura

    0.35

    203.8

    203.7

    0.14

    194.3

    193.2

    0.25

    201.3

    201.0

    27

    Uttar Pradesh

    14.83

    186.1

    187.2

    9.54

    184.5

    184.8

    12.37

    185.5

    186.3

    28

    Uttarakhand

    1.06

    181.1

    181.8

    0.73

    183.1

    183.5

    0.91

    181.8

    182.4

    29

    West Bengal

    6.99

    190.9

    190.5

    7.20

    188.2

    187.3

    7.09

    189.6

    189.0

    30

    Andaman & Nicobar Islands

    0.05

    197.7

    193.4

    0.07

    182.1

    181.9

    0.06

    189.8

    187.6

    31

    Chandigarh

    0.02

    181.1

    183.1

    0.34

    171.8

    172.1

    0.17

    172.3

    172.7

    32

    Dadra & Nagar Haveli

    0.02

    172.3

    173.7

    0.04

    180.9

    180.7

    0.03

    178.0

    178.4

    33

    Daman & Diu

    0.02

    188.6

    187.3

    0.02

    180.5

    181.5

    0.02

    185.2

    184.9

    34

    Jammu & Kashmir*

    1.14

    195.5

    196.9

    0.72

    191.2

    191.2

    0.94

    194.0

    194.9

    35

    Lakshadweep

    0.01

    192.0

    191.0

    0.01

    170.6

    173.4

    0.01

    181.1

    182.0

    36

    Puducherry

    0.08

    198.3

    195.3

    0.27

    190.3

    190.1

    0.17

    192.3

    191.4

    All India

    100.00

    187.4

    187.7

    100.00

    184.0

    183.6

    100.00

    185.8

    185.8

    Notes:

  • Prov.:  Provisional
  • --:  indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and therefore indices are not compiled.
  • *: Figures of this row pertain to the prices and weights of the combined Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir
  • and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir).

    Annex IV

     

     

    Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major@ States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March 2024 (Provisional)

    (Base: 2012=100)

    Sl. No.

    Name of the State/UT

    Rural

    Urban

    Combined

    Mar. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Mar. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

    Mar. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Mar. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

    Mar. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Mar. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (7)

    (8)

    (9)

    (10)

    (11)

    1

    Andhra Pradesh

    181.1

    191.6

    5.80

    183.7

    191.9

    4.46

    182.1

    191.7

    5.27

    2

    Assam

    178.4

    189.4

    6.17

    175.2

    184.9

    5.54

    177.7

    188.5

    6.08

    3

    Bihar

    172.4

    182.2

    5.68

    178.9

    188.8

    5.53

    173.3

    183.2

    5.71

    4

    Chhattisgarh

    168.4

    177.5

    5.40

    166.9

    174.6

    4.61

    167.8

    176.4

    5.13

    5

    Delhi

    166.0

    169.7

    2.23

    165.6

    169.4

    2.29

    165.6

    169.4

    2.29

    6

    Gujarat

    174.6

    183.9

    5.33

    166.7

    174.3

    4.56

    170.1

    178.5

    4.94

    7

    Haryana

    176.3

    189.0

    7.20

    169.6

    177.7

    4.78

    173.2

    183.7

    6.06

    8

    Himachal Pradesh

    166.5

    173.9

    4.44

    174.2

    178.7

    2.58

    167.9

    174.8

    4.11

    9

    Jharkhand

    171.6

    182.5

    6.35

    176.9

    184.0

    4.01

    173.6

    183.1

    5.47

    10

    Karnataka

    178.5

    190.5

    6.72

    184.2

    191.9

    4.18

    181.6

    191.3

    5.34

    11

    Kerala

    184.5

    193.4

    4.82

    182.1

    191.2

    5.00

    183.7

    192.6

    4.84

    12

    Madhya Pradesh

    174.3

    184.6

    5.91

    179.3

    187.7

    4.68

    176.4

    185.9

    5.39

    13

    Maharashtra

    179.7

    186.3

    3.67

    172.7

    178.9

    3.59

    175.0

    181.4

    3.66

    14

    Odisha

    176.0

    188.8

    7.27

    170.3

    181.3

    6.46

    174.4

    186.7

    7.05

    15

    Punjab

    173.6

    181.4

    4.49

    166.1

    173.8

    4.64

    170.2

    178.0

    4.58

    16

    Rajasthan

    176.1

    184.9

    5.00

    173.8

    183.6

    5.64

    175.3

    184.4

    5.19

    17

    Tamil Nadu

    183.7

    193.3

    5.23

    183.7

    190.9

    3.92

    183.7

    191.9

    4.46

    18

    Telangana

    191.0

    201.7

    5.60

    184.6

    195.0

    5.63

    187.5

    198.0

    5.60

    19

    Uttar Pradesh

    176.1

    187.2

    6.30

    177.4

    184.8

    4.17

    176.6

    186.3

    5.49

    20

    Uttarakhand

    175.2

    181.8

    3.77

    177.7

    183.5

    3.26

    176.1

    182.4

    3.58

    21

    West Bengal

    182.7

    190.5

    4.27

    181.8

    187.3

    3.03

    182.3

    189.0

    3.68

    22

    Jammu & Kashmir*

    187.1

    196.9

    5.24

    185.9

    191.2

    2.85

    186.7

    194.9

    4.39

    All India

    178.0

    187.7

    5.45

    176.3

    183.6

    4.14

    177.2

    185.8

    4.85

    Notes: 

  • Prov.     :  Provisional.
  • *               : Figures of this row pertain to the prices and weights of the combined Union Territories of Jammu &                             Kashmir and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir).
  • @               : States having population more than 50 lakhs as per Population Census 2011.
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