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Retail Inflation Eases to 4.83% in April, 2024


CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS ON BASE 2012=100 FOR RURAL, URBAN AND COMBINED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024

Posted On: 13 MAY 2024 5:30PM by PIB Delhi

I. Key highlights:

  • The annual inflation rate based on all India Consumer Price Index (CPI) number is 4.83% (Provisional) for the month of April, 2024 (over April, 2023). Corresponding inflation rate for rural and urban is 5.43% and 4.11%, respectively.
  • CPI for the months of January, February and March 2024 are 5.10, 5.09 and 4.85 respectively.
  • Among the top five groups, the year-on-year inflation on groups ‘Clothing & Footwear’, ‘Housing’ and ‘Fuel & light’ has decreased since last month.
  •  

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

     

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

    2023

     

    Apr. 2024 (Prov.)

    Mar. 2024 (Final)

    Apr. 2023

    Rural

    Urban

    Combd.

    Rural

    Urban

    Combd.

    Rural

    Urban

    Combd.

    Inflation

    CPI (General)

    5.43

    4.11

    4.83

    5.51

    4.14

    4.85

    4.68

    4.85

    4.70

    CFPI

    8.75

    8.56

    8.70

    8.55

    8.41

    8.52

    3.89

    3.69

    3.84

    Index

    CPI (General)

    188.5

    184.7

    186.7

    187.8

    183.6

    185.8

    178.8

    177.4

    178.1

    CFPI

    188.9

    195.4

    191.2

    187.8

    193.4

    189.8

    173.7

    180.0

    175.9

      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: April 2024 over March 2024

    Indices

    Apr. 2024 (Prov.)

    Mar. 2024 (Final)

    Monthly change (%)

    Rural

    Urban

    Combd.

    Rural

    Urban

    Combd.

    Rural

    Urban

    Combd.

    CPI (General)

    188.5

    184.7

    186.7

    187.8

    183.6

    185.8

    0.37

    0.60

    0.48

    CFPI

    188.9

    195.4

    191.2

    187.8

    193.4

    189.8

    0.59

    1.03

    0.74

                  Note: Figures of April 2024 are provisional.

     

  • Response rate: 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 April 2024, NSO collected prices from 99.9% villages and 98.5% urban markets while the market-wise prices reported therein were 89.8% for rural and 93.2% for urban.
  • Next date of release for May 2024 CPI is 12th June 2024 (Wednesday). 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 March 2024 (Final) and April 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

    II

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

    III

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

    IV

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

     

    Annex I

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

    (Base: 2012=100)

     

    Group Code

    Sub-group Code

    Description

    Rural

    Urban

    Combined

    Weights

    Mar. 24 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24 Index
    (Prov.)

    Weights

    Mar. 24 Index
    (Final)

     Apr. 24 Index
    (Prov.)

    Weights

    Mar. 24 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24 Index
    (Prov.)

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (7)

    (8)

    (9)

    (10)

    (11)

    (12)

     

    1.1.01

    Cereals and products

    12.35

    189.3

    188.8

    6.59

    188.5

    188.9

    9.67

    189.0

    188.8

     

    1.1.02

    Meat and fish

    4.38

    217.9

    223.0

    2.73

    226.7

    232.8

    3.61

    221.0

    226.4

     

    1.1.03

    Egg

    0.49

    192.7

    180.1

    0.36

    194.3

    184.1

    0.43

    193.3

    181.6

     

    1.1.04

    Milk and products

    7.72

    183.2

    183.6

    5.33

    183.6

    184.0

    6.61

    183.3

    183.7

     

    1.1.05

    Oils and fats

    4.21

    160.2

    160.4

    2.81

    154.7

    154.9

    3.56

    158.2

    158.4

     

    1.1.06

    Fruits

    2.88

    172.8

    182.7

    2.90

    176.7

    188.6

    2.89

    174.6

    185.5

     

    1.1.07

    Vegetables

    7.46

    182.5

    184.9

    4.41

    222.6

    225.3

    6.04

    196.1

    198.6

     

    1.1.08

    Pulses and products

    2.95

    199.7

    200.7

    1.73

    205.0

    206.2

    2.38

    201.5

    202.6

     

    1.1.09

    Sugar and Confectionery

    1.70

    128.0

    127.7

    0.97

    130.1

    130.2

    1.36

    128.7

    128.5

     

    1.1.10

    Spices

    3.11

    236.3

    231.8

    1.79

    228.2

    224.7

    2.50

    233.6

    229.4

     

    1.2.11

    Non-alcoholic beverages

    1.37

    182.1

    182.2

    1.13

    170.3

    170.6

    1.26

    177.2

    177.4

     

    1.1.12

    Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.

    5.56

    195.9

    196.2

    5.54

    204.6

    204.9

    5.55

    199.9

    200.2

    1

     

    Food and beverages

    54.18

    188.5

    189.5

    36.29

    194.4

    196.1

    45.86

    190.7

    191.9

    2

     

    Pan, tobacco and intoxicants

    3.26

    204.0

    204.9

    1.36

    210.2

    211.1

    2.38

    205.7

    206.6

     

    3.1.01

    Clothing

    6.32

    195.8

    196.2

    4.72

    185.8

    186.2

    5.58

    191.9

    192.3

     

    3.1.02

    Footwear

    1.04

    191.1

    191.1

    0.85

    172.3

    172.8

    0.95

    183.3

    183.5

    3

     

    Clothing and footwear

    7.36

    195.1

    195.5

    5.57

    183.8

    184.2

    6.53

    190.6

    191.0

    4

     

    Housing

    -

    -

    -

    21.67

    178.2

    179.9

    10.07

    178.2

    179.9

    5

     

    Fuel and light

    7.94

    181.0

    179.2

    5.58

    167.4

    165.5

    6.84

    175.8

    174.0

     

    6.1.01

    Household goods and services

    3.75

    183.3

    183.7

    3.87

    174.0

    174.4

    3.80

    178.9

    179.3

     

    6.1.02

    Health

    6.83

    194.3

    194.9

    4.81

    189.1

    189.7

    5.89

    192.3

    192.9

     

    6.1.03

    Transport and communication

    7.60

    172.0

    171.8

    9.73

    161.9

    161.4

    8.59

    166.7

    166.3

     

    6.1.04

    Recreation and amusement

    1.37

    177.8

    178.1

    2.04

    172.8

    173.0

    1.68

    175.0

    175.2

     

    6.1.05

    Education

    3.46

    186.1

    186.7

    5.62

    181.2

    181.8

    4.46

    183.2

    183.8

     

    6.1.06

    Personal care and effects

    4.25

    191.3

    196.9

    3.47

    192.8

    198.8

    3.89

    191.9

    197.7

    6

     

    Miscellaneous

    27.26

    184.2

    185.4

    29.53

    176.0

    176.8

    28.32

    180.2

    181.2

    General Index (All Groups)

    100.00

    187.8

    188.5

    100.00

    183.6

    184.7

    100.00

    185.8

    186.7

    Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)

    47.25

    187.8

    188.9

    29.62

    193.4

    195.4

    39.06

    189.8

    191.2

     

    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 April 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

    (Base: 2012=100)

     

    Group Code

    Sub-group Code

    Description

    Rural

    Urban

    Combined

     

    Apr. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

    Apr. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

    Apr. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

     

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (7)

    (8)

    (9)

    (10)

    (11)

    (12)

     

     

    1.1.01

    Cereals and products

    173.3

    188.8

    8.94

    174.8

    188.9

    8.07

    173.8

    188.8

    8.63

     

     

    1.1.02

    Meat and fish

    206.9

    223.0

    7.78

    213.7

    232.8

    8.94

    209.3

    226.4

    8.17

     

     

    1.1.03

    Egg

    167.9

    180.1

    7.27

    172.4

    184.1

    6.79

    169.6

    181.6

    7.08

     

     

    1.1.04

    Milk and products

    178.2

    183.6

    3.03

    178.8

    184.0

    2.91

    178.4

    183.7

    2.97

     

     

    1.1.05

    Oils and fats

    178.5

    160.4

    -10.14

    168.7

    154.9

    -8.18

    174.9

    158.4

    -9.43

     

     

    1.1.06

    Fruits

    173.7

    182.7

    5.18

    179.2

    188.6

    5.25

    176.3

    185.5

    5.22

     

     

    1.1.07

    Vegetables

    142.8

    184.9

    29.48

    179.9

    225.3

    25.24

    155.4

    198.6

    27.80

     

     

    1.1.08

    Pulses and products

    172.8

    200.7

    16.15

    174.7

    206.2

    18.03

    173.4

    202.6

    16.84

     

     

    1.1.09

    Sugar and Confectionery

    120.4

    127.7

    6.06

    123.1

    130.2

    5.77

    121.3

    128.5

    5.94

     

     

    1.1.10

    Spices

    215.5

    231.8

    7.56

    207.8

    224.7

    8.13

    212.9

    229.4

    7.75

     

     

    1.2.11

    Non-alcoholic beverages

    178.2

    182.2

    2.24

    165.5

    170.6

    3.08

    172.9

    177.4

    2.60

     

     

    1.1.12

    Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.

    190.5

    196.2

    2.99

    197.0

    204.9

    4.01

    193.5

    200.2

    3.46

     

    1

     

    Food and beverages

    175.5

    189.5

    7.98

    182.1

    196.1

    7.69

    177.9

    191.9

    7.87

     

    2

     

    Pan, tobacco and intoxicants

    199.5

    204.9

    2.71

    203.5

    211.1

    3.73

    200.6

    206.6

    2.99

     

     

    3.1.01

    Clothing

    190.7

    196.2

    2.88

    181.0

    186.2

    2.87

    186.9

    192.3

    2.89

     

     

    3.1.02

    Footwear

    187.3

    191.1

    2.03

    167.7

    172.8

    3.04

    179.2

    183.5

    2.40

     

    3

     

    Clothing and footwear

    190.2

    195.5

    2.79

    178.9

    184.2

    2.96

    185.7

    191.0

    2.85

     

    4

     

    Housing

    -

    -

    -

    175.2

    179.9

    2.68

    175.2

    179.9

    2.68

     

    5

     

    Fuel and light

    181.5

    179.2

    -1.27

    182.1

    165.5

    -9.12

    181.7

    174.0

    -4.24

     

     

    6.1.01

    Household goods and services

    179.1

    183.7

    2.57

    169.6

    174.4

    2.83

    174.6

    179.3

    2.69

     

     

    6.1.02

    Health

    187.2

    194.9

    4.11

    181.5

    189.7

    4.52

    185.0

    192.9

    4.27

     

     

    6.1.03

    Transport and communication

    169.4

    171.8

    1.42

    160.1

    161.4

    0.81

    164.5

    166.3

    1.09

     

     

    6.1.04

    Recreation and amusement

    173.2

    178.1

    2.83

    168.8

    173.0

    2.49

    170.7

    175.2

    2.64

     

     

    6.1.05

    Education

    179.4

    186.7

    4.07

    174.2

    181.8

    4.36

    176.4

    183.8

    4.20

     

     

    6.1.06

    Personal care and effects

    183.8

    196.9

    7.13

    184.4

    198.8

    7.81

    184.0

    197.7

    7.45

     

    6

     

    Miscellaneous

    178.9

    185.4

    3.63

    170.9

    176.8

    3.45

    175.0

    181.2

    3.54

     

    General Index (All Groups)

    178.8

    188.5

    5.43

    177.4

    184.7

    4.11

    178.1

    186.7

    4.83

     

    Consumer Food Price Index

    173.7

    188.9

    8.75

    180.0

    195.4

    8.56

    175.9

    191.2

    8.70

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Notes:

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

    Annex III

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

    (Base: 2012=100)

     

    Sl. No.

    Name of the State/UT

    Rural

    Urban

    Combined

    Weights

    Mar. 24 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24 Index
    (Prov.)

    Weights

    Mar. 24 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24 Index
    (Prov.)

    Weights

    Mar. 24 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24 Index
    (Prov.)

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (7)

    (8)

    (9)

    (10)

    (11)

    1

    Andhra Pradesh

    5.40

    191.6

    192.8

    3.64

    191.9

    192.9

    4.58

    191.7

    192.8

    2

    Arunachal Pradesh

    0.14

    190.4

    191.6

    0.06

    --

    --

    0.10

    190.4

    191.6

    3

    Assam

    2.63

    189.4

    190.0

    0.79

    184.8

    185.9

    1.77

    188.5

    189.2

    4

    Bihar

    8.21

    182.2

    181.8

    1.62

    188.7

    189.8

    5.14

    183.1

    183.0

    5

    Chhattisgarh

    1.68

    177.4

    179.0

    1.22

    174.5

    176.2

    1.46

    176.3

    177.9

    6

    Delhi

    0.28

    169.6

    169.7

    5.64

    169.4

    169.2

    2.77

    169.4

    169.2

    7

    Goa

    0.14

    172.8

    171.4

    0.25

    174.9

    176.0

    0.19

    174.1

    174.2

    8

    Gujarat

    4.54

    183.9

    184.6

    6.82

    174.3

    175.1

    5.60

    178.5

    179.2

    9

    Haryana

    3.30

    188.9

    190.4

    3.35

    177.8

    178.8

    3.32

    183.7

    185.0

    10

    Himachal Pradesh

    1.03

    173.9

    175.5

    0.26

    178.7

    180.4

    0.67

    174.8

    176.4

    11

    Jharkhand

    1.96

    182.5

    182.3

    1.39

    184.0

    185.2

    1.69

    183.1

    183.4

    12

    Karnataka

    5.09

    190.5

    191.1

    6.81

    191.9

    193.5

    5.89

    191.3

    192.4

    13

    Kerala

    5.50

    193.4

    196.5

    3.46

    191.1

    193.6

    4.55

    192.6

    195.5

    14

    Madhya Pradesh

    4.93

    184.7

    185.2

    3.97

    187.4

    188.0

    4.48

    185.8

    186.4

    15

    Maharashtra

    8.25

    186.3

    186.7

    18.86

    179.0

    180.4

    13.18

    181.4

    182.5

    16

    Manipur

    0.23

    218.6

    218.6

    0.12

    182.3

    183.8

    0.18

    207.1

    207.6

    17

    Meghalaya

    0.28

    172.3

    171.6

    0.15

    177.2

    177.4

    0.22

    173.8

    173.4

    18

    Mizoram

    0.07

    203.6

    204.0

    0.13

    173.1

    174.4

    0.10

    185.0

    185.9

    19

    Nagaland

    0.14

    193.9

    195.4

    0.12

    178.6

    178.9

    0.13

    187.4

    188.4

    20

    Odisha

    2.93

    188.8

    190.5

    1.31

    181.3

    182.6

    2.18

    186.7

    188.3

    21

    Punjab

    3.31

    181.4

    182.0

    3.09

    173.8

    173.7

    3.21

    178.0

    178.3

    22

    Rajasthan

    6.63

    184.9

    185.3

    4.23

    183.6

    184.0

    5.51

    184.4

    184.8

    23

    Sikkim

    0.06

    196.3

    196.1

    0.03

    184.7

    185.5

    0.05

    192.5

    192.6

    24

    Tamil Nadu

    5.55

    193.3

    194.7

    9.20

    190.9

    192.8

    7.25

    191.9

    193.6

    25

    Telangana

    3.16

    201.8

    203.2

    4.41

    195.0

    195.7

    3.74

    198.1

    199.1

    26

    Tripura

    0.35

    203.7

    207.2

    0.14

    193.1

    195.5

    0.25

    201.0

    204.2

    27

    Uttar Pradesh

    14.83

    187.2

    187.5

    9.54

    184.8

    185.8

    12.37

    186.3

    186.9

    28

    Uttarakhand

    1.06

    181.9

    182.5

    0.73

    183.6

    185.1

    0.91

    182.5

    183.5

    29

    West Bengal

    6.99

    190.5

    190.6

    7.20

    187.3

    188.6

    7.09

    189.0

    189.7

    30

    Andaman & Nicobar Islands

    0.05

    193.3

    193.7

    0.07

    181.9

    183.3

    0.06

    187.5

    188.4

    31

    Chandigarh

    0.02

    182.5

    183.1

    0.34

    172.0

    173.7

    0.17

    172.6

    174.2

    32

    Dadra & Nagar Haveli

    0.02

    173.7

    173.8

    0.04

    180.7

    181.0

    0.03

    178.4

    178.6

    33

    Daman & Diu

    0.02

    187.2

    186.7

    0.02

    181.5

    186.7

    0.02

    184.8

    186.7

    34

    Jammu & Kashmir*

    1.14

    196.8

    197.0

    0.72

    191.4

    192.7

    0.94

    194.9

    195.5

    35

    Lakshadweep

    0.01

    191.0

    193.9

    0.01

    173.4

    177.2

    0.01

    182.0

    185.4

    36

    Puducherry

    0.08

    195.3

    195.3

    0.27

    190.1

    190.7

    0.17

    191.4

    191.9

    All India

    100.00

    187.8

    188.5

    100.00

    183.6

    184.7

    100.00

    185.8

    186.7

    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 April 2024 (Provisional)

    (Base: 2012=100)

     

    Sl. No.

    Name of the State/UT

    Rural

    Urban

    Combined

    Apr. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

    Apr. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

    Apr. 23 Index
    (Final)

    Apr. 24

    Index
    (Prov.)

    Inflation Rate
    (%)

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (7)

    (8)

    (9)

    (10)

    (11)

    1

    Andhra Pradesh

    181.5

    192.8

    6.23

    184.4

    192.9

    4.61

    182.6

    192.8

    5.59

    2

    Assam

    179.5

    190.0

    5.85

    177.2

    185.9

    4.91

    179.0

    189.2

    5.70

    3

    Bihar

    172.7

    181.8

    5.27

    180.1

    189.8

    5.39

    173.8

    183.0

    5.29

    4

    Chhattisgarh

    168.7

    179.0

    6.11

    167.6

    176.2

    5.13

    168.3

    177.9

    5.70

    5

    Delhi

    166.1

    169.7

    2.17

    165.6

    169.2

    2.17

    165.6

    169.2

    2.17

    6

    Gujarat

    176.5

    184.6

    4.59

    167.9

    175.1

    4.29

    171.6

    179.2

    4.43

    7

    Haryana

    178.5

    190.4

    6.67

    171.2

    178.8

    4.44

    175.1

    185.0

    5.65

    8

    Himachal Pradesh

    167.9

    175.5

    4.53

    175.3

    180.4

    2.91

    169.2

    176.4

    4.26

    9

    Jharkhand

    174.5

    182.3

    4.47

    179.6

    185.2

    3.12

    176.4

    183.4

    3.97

    10

    Karnataka

    178.9

    191.1

    6.82

    185.5

    193.5

    4.31

    182.4

    192.4

    5.48

    11

    Kerala

    186.4

    196.5

    5.42

    184.2

    193.6

    5.10

    185.6

    195.5

    5.33

    12

    Madhya Pradesh

    174.8

    185.2

    5.95

    180.2

    188.0

    4.33

    177.0

    186.4

    5.31

    13

    Maharashtra

    180.1

    186.7

    3.66

    174.0

    180.4

    3.68

    176.0

    182.5

    3.69

    14

    Odisha

    177.4

    190.5

    7.38

    171.8

    182.6

    6.29

    175.8

    188.3

    7.11

    15

    Punjab

    174.9

    182.0

    4.06

    167.1

    173.7

    3.95

    171.4

    178.3

    4.03

    16

    Rajasthan

    176.1

    185.3

    5.22

    174.3

    184.0

    5.57

    175.5

    184.8

    5.30

    17

    Tamil Nadu

    184.2

    194.7

    5.70

    184.7

    192.8

    4.39

    184.5

    193.6

    4.93

    18

    Telangana

    191.5

    203.2

    6.11

    185.9

    195.7

    5.27

    188.4

    199.1

    5.68

    19

    Uttar Pradesh

    176.5

    187.5

    6.23

    178.2

    185.8

    4.26

    177.1

    186.9

    5.53

    20

    Uttarakhand

    175.9

    182.5

    3.75

    179.2

    185.1

    3.29

    177.1

    183.5

    3.61

    21

    West Bengal

    183.2

    190.6

    4.04

    183.5

    188.6

    2.78

    183.3

    189.7

    3.49

    22

    Jammu & Kashmir*

    187.9

    197.0

    4.84

    187.9

    192.7

    2.55

    187.9

    195.5

    4.04

    All India

    178.8

    188.5

    5.43

    177.4

    184.7

    4.11

    178.1

    186.7

    4.83

    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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