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Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of April 2019

13-5-2019
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The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised the Base Year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2010=100 to 2012=100 with effect from the release of indices for the month of January 2015.

2.  In this press note, the CPI (Rural, Urban, Combined) on Base 2012=100 is being released for the month of April 2019. In addition to this, Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for all India Rural, Urban and Combined are also being released for April 2019. All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e., April 2019 over April 2018), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

All India Inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI

Indices

April 2019 (Prov.)

March 2019 (Final)

April 2018 (Final)

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

CPI (General)

1.87

4.23

2.92

1.80

4.10

2.86

4.67

4.42

4.58

CFPI

-0.80

4.64

1.10

-1.46

3.47

0.30

3.63

1.29

2.80

   Notes: Prov.  – Provisional, Combd. - Combined

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

Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: Apr. 2019 over Mar. 2019

Indices

Rural

Urban

Combined

Index Value

% Change

Index Value

% Change

Index Value

% Change

Apr.19

Mar.19

Apr.19

Mar.19

Apr.19

Mar.19

CPI (General)

141.7

141.2

0.35

140.5

139.5

0.72

141.1

140.4

0.50

CFPI

135.9

135.1

0.59

139.9

137.3

1.89

137.3

135.9

1.03

  Note: Figures of April 2019 are provisional.

4.  Provisional indices for the month of April 2019 and also the final indices for March 2019 are being released with this note for all-India and for State/UTs. All-India provisional General (all-groups), Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for April 2019 for Rural, Urban and Combined are given in Annexure I. The inflation rates of important categories of items are given in Annexure II. State/UT wise provisional General CPI numbers for Rural, Urban and Combined are given in Annexure III. Inflation rates of major States, having population more than 50 lakhs as per population Census 2011, are given in Annexure IV. State/UT–wise Group CPIs are available on the Ministry’s website (www.mospi.gov.in).  

5.  Price data are collected from selected towns and selected villages by the Field Operations Division of NSSO. Price data are received through web portals, maintained by the National Informatics Centre.

Next date of release:  12th June 2019 (Wednesday) for May 2019.                  

 

Annexure I

All India Consumer Price Indices

(Base: 2012=100)

Group Code

Sub-group Code

Description

Rural

Urban

Combined

Weights

Mar. 19 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Mar. 19 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Mar. 19 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19 Index
(Prov.)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

 

1.1.01

Cereals and products

12.35

136.9

137.1

6.59

139.7

140.1

9.67

137.8

138.0

 

1.1.02

Meat and fish

4.38

154.1

156.2

2.73

151.1

153.6

3.61

153.0

155.3

 

1.1.03

Egg

0.49

138.7

134.7

0.36

142.9

139.4

0.43

140.3

136.5

 

1.1.04

Milk and products

7.72

142.5

142.4

5.33

141.9

141.9

6.61

142.3

142.2

 

1.1.05

Oils and fats

4.21

124.1

124.0

2.81

118.4

118.4

3.56

122.0

121.9

 

1.1.06

Fruits

2.88

136.1

143.7

2.90

139.4

148.6

2.89

137.6

146.0

 

1.1.07

Vegetables

7.46

128.2

129.3

4.41

141.2

150.1

6.04

132.6

136.4

 

1.1.08

Pulses and products

2.95

122.3

122.8

1.73

120.7

121.7

2.38

121.8

122.4

 

1.1.09

Sugar and Confectionery

1.70

108.3

108.4

0.97

110.4

110.4

1.36

109.0

109.1

 

1.1.10

Spices

3.11

138.9

138.7

1.79

140.7

140.4

2.50

139.5

139.3

 

1.2.11

Non-alcoholic beverages

1.37

137.4

137.5

1.13

128.5

128.7

1.26

133.7

133.8

 

1.1.12

Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.

5.56

156.4

156.3

5.54

153.9

154.2

5.55

155.2

155.3

1

 

Food and beverages

54.18

137.3

138.0

36.29

139.6

141.7

45.86

138.1

139.4

2

 

Pan, tobacco and intoxicants

3.26

162.9

162.9

1.36

165.3

165.7

2.38

163.5

163.6

 

3.1.01

Clothing

6.32

150.8

150.8

4.72

143.5

143.9

5.58

147.9

148.1

 

3.1.02

Footwear

1.04

146.1

146.2

0.85

131.2

131.3

0.95

139.9

140.0

3

 

Clothing and footwear

7.36

150.1

150.2

5.57

141.6

142.0

6.53

146.7

146.9

4

 

Housing

-

-

-

21.67

149.0

149.7

10.07

149.0

149.7

5

 

Fuel and light

7.94

146.4

146.6

5.58

128.8

129.1

6.84

139.7

140.0

 

6.1.01

Household goods and services

3.75

150.0

149.4

3.87

136.8

136.9

3.80

143.8

143.5

 

6.1.02

Health

6.83

150.4

151.0

4.81

139.2

139.5

5.89

146.2

146.6

 

6.1.03

Transport and communication

7.60

129.9

130.2

9.73

119.9

120.2

8.59

124.6

124.9

 

6.1.04

Recreation and amusement

1.37

143.8

144.9

2.04

133.0

133.8

1.68

137.7

138.6

 

6.1.05

Education

3.46

155.5

156.3

5.62

146.7

147.6

4.46

150.3

151.2

 

6.1.06

Personal care and effects

4.25

134.0

133.7

3.47

132.5

132.4

3.89

133.4

133.2

6

 

Miscellaneous

27.26

142.4

142.6

29.53

132.8

133.1

28.32

137.7

138.0

General Index (All Groups)

100.00

141.2

141.7

100.00

139.5

140.5

100.00

140.4

141.1

Consumer Food Price Index

47.25

135.1

135.9

29.62

137.3

139.9

39.06

135.9

137.3

 Notes:

  1. Prov.        : Provisional.
  2.  -    : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
  3. The weights are indicative to show relative importance of groups and sub-groups. However, all India indices have been compiled as weighted average of State indices.

 

Annexure II

All India annual inflation rates (%) for April 2019 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

Group Code

Sub-group Code

Description

Rural

Urban

Combined

Apr. 18 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

Apr. 18 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

Apr. 18 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

 

1.1.01

Cereals and products

137.1

137.1

0.00

135.0

140.1

3.78

136.4

138.0

1.17

 

1.1.02

Meat and fish

144.5

156.2

8.10

144.3

153.6

6.44

144.4

155.3

7.55

 

1.1.03

Egg

135.9

134.7

-0.88

130.8

139.4

6.57

133.9

136.5

1.94

 

1.1.04

Milk and products

142.4

142.4

0.00

140.3

141.9

1.14

141.6

142.2

0.42

 

1.1.05

Oils and fats

123.5

124.0

0.40

116.6

118.4

1.54

121.0

121.9

0.74

 

1.1.06

Fruits

156.4

143.7

-8.12

150.1

148.6

-1.00

153.5

146.0

-4.89

 

1.1.07

Vegetables

135.1

129.3

-4.29

127.6

150.1

17.63

132.6

136.4

2.87

 

1.1.08

Pulses and products

128.4

122.8

-4.36

114.0

121.7

6.75

123.5

122.4

-0.89

 

1.1.09

Sugar and Confectionery

115.2

108.4

-5.90

110.6

110.4

-0.18

113.7

109.1

-4.05

 

1.1.10

Spices

137.2

138.7

1.09

140.2

140.4

0.14

138.2

139.3

0.80

 

1.2.11

Non-alcoholic beverages

131.9

137.5

4.25

126.5

128.7

1.74

129.6

133.8

3.24

 

1.1.12

Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.

153.8

156.3

1.63

148.3

154.2

3.98

151.2

155.3

2.71

1

 

Food and beverages

138.6

138.0

-0.43

135.7

141.7

4.42

137.5

139.4

1.38

2

 

Pan, tobacco and intoxicants

156.1

162.9

4.36

159.2

165.7

4.08

156.9

163.6

4.27

 

3.1.01

Clothing

150.1

150.8

0.47

137.8

143.9

4.43

145.3

148.1

1.93

 

3.1.02

Footwear

143.3

146.2

2.02

127.4

131.3

3.06

136.7

140.0

2.41

3

 

Clothing and footwear

149.1

150.2

0.74

136.2

142.0

4.26

144.0

146.9

2.01

4

 

Housing

-

-

-

142.9

149.7

4.76

142.9

149.7

4.76

5

 

Fuel and light

143.8

146.6

1.95

124.6

129.1

3.61

136.5

140.0

2.56

 

6.1.01

Household goods and services

140.9

149.4

6.03

131.8

136.9

3.87

136.6

143.5

5.05

 

6.1.02

Health

137.6

151.0

9.74

131.3

139.5

6.25

135.2

146.6

8.43

 

6.1.03

Transport and communication

125.3

130.2

3.91

118.9

120.2

1.09

121.9

124.9

2.46

 

6.1.04

Recreation and amusement

136.0

144.9

6.54

127.6

133.8

4.86

131.3

138.6

5.56

 

6.1.05

Education

143.7

156.3

8.77

139.7

147.6

5.65

141.4

151.2

6.93

 

6.1.06

Personal care and effects

130.4

133.7

2.53

127.6

132.4

3.76

129.2

133.2

3.10

6

 

Miscellaneous

134.2

142.6

6.26

128.2

133.1

3.82

131.3

138.0

5.10

General Index (All Groups)

139.1

141.7

1.87

134.8

140.5

4.23

137.1

141.1

2.92

Consumer Food Price Index

137.0

135.9

-0.80

133.7

139.9

4.64

135.8

137.3

1.10

 Notes:

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

                                                                           

 

Annexure III

State/UT wise General Consumer Price Indices

(Base: 2012=100)

State/UT Code

Name of the State/UT

Rural

Urban

Combined

Weights

Mar. 19 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Mar. 19 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Mar. 19 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19 Index
(Prov.)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

01

Jammu & Kashmir

1.14

149.5

150.3

0.72

144.9

145.8

0.94

147.9

148.7

02

Himachal Pradesh

1.03

136.0

137.3

0.26

137.9

139.2

0.67

136.3

137.6

03

Punjab

3.31

140.5

141.1

3.09

133.0

134.5

3.21

137.1

138.1

04

Chandigarh

0.02

139.1

141.4

0.34

136.0

138.1

0.17

136.2

138.3

05

Uttarakhand

1.06

136.9

136.5

0.73

134.5

135.4

0.91

136.0

136.1

06

Haryana

3.30

134.8

135.7

3.35

135.5

136.8

3.32

135.1

136.2

07

Delhi

0.28

145.0

146.1

5.64

142.0

142.4

2.77

142.2

142.6

08

Rajasthan

6.63

141.3

142.1

4.23

140.8

141.5

5.51

141.1

141.9

09

Uttar Pradesh

14.83

137.6

138.6

9.54

139.9

140.9

12.37

138.4

139.4

10

Bihar

8.21

140.2

139.8

1.62

137.4

138.4

5.14

139.8

139.6

11

Sikkim

0.06

148.2

148.2

0.03

147.0

146.9

0.05

147.8

147.8

12

Arunachal Pradesh

0.14

157.2

156.5

0.06

--

--

0.10

--

--

13

Nagaland

0.14

161.7

160.4

0.12

140.9

141.6

0.13

152.9

152.4

14

Manipur

0.23

169.9

172.6

0.12

143.0

144.4

0.18

161.4

163.7

15

Mizoram

0.07

139.7

139.9

0.13

131.4

132.0

0.10

134.6

135.1

16

Tripura

0.35

150.0

152.5

0.14

144.3

145.2

0.25

148.5

150.6

17

Meghalaya

0.28

137.3

136.9

0.15

133.3

134.3

0.22

136.1

136.1

18

Assam

2.63

144.0

144.0

0.79

138.8

140.0

1.77

142.9

143.2

19

West Bengal

6.99

143.4

143.6

7.20

141.3

141.8

7.09

142.4

142.8

20

Jharkhand

1.96

143.2

143.2

1.39

140.3

141.7

1.69

142.1

142.6

21

Odisha

2.93

140.4

141.5

1.31

137.7

138.0

2.18

139.6

140.5

22

Chhattisgarh

1.68

138.5

138.6

1.22

138.5

140.3

1.46

138.5

139.3

23

Madhya Pradesh

4.93

135.7

136.3

3.97

140.6

141.6

4.48

137.7

138.5

24

Gujarat

4.54

138.8

139.1

6.82

134.2

135.0

5.60

136.2

136.8

25

Daman & Diu

0.02

141.8

144.1

0.02

135.9

141.4

0.02

139.3

143.0

26

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

0.02

140.2

139.1

0.04

133.5

134.8

0.03

135.7

136.2

27

Maharashtra

8.25

141.6

142.4

18.86

135.3

136.4

13.18

137.4

138.4

28

Andhra Pradesh

5.40

140.3

140.8

3.64

140.3

141.3

4.58

140.3

141.0

29

Karnataka

5.09

145.5

145.8

6.81

147.3

148.7

5.89

146.5

147.4

30

Goa

0.14

148.2

148.2

0.25

135.6

136.0

0.19

140.5

140.7

31

Lakshadweep

0.01

140.4

141.6

0.01

133.4

135.9

0.01

136.8

138.7

32

Kerala

5.50

150.7

150.7

3.46

146.6

147.9

4.55

149.3

149.7

33

Tamil Nadu

5.55

145.3

145.4

9.20

143.0

144.5

7.25

143.9

144.9

34

Puducherry

0.08

141.1

142.2

0.27

142.9

144.7

0.17

142.4

144.1

35

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

0.05

159.8

158.0

0.07

139.9

139.8

0.06

149.7

148.7

36

Telangana

3.16

138.2

138.8

4.41

139.8

141.5

3.74

139.1

140.3

99

All India

100.00

141.2

141.7

100.00

139.5

140.5

100.00

140.4

141.1

Notes: 

1.    Prov.       :  Provisional.

2.   --             :  indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and therefore indices are not compiled.

 

Annexure IV

 

Major State/UT wise annual inflation rates (%) for April 2019 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

State/UT Code

Name of the State/UT

Rural

Urban

Combined

Apr. 18 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

Apr. 18 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

Apr. 18 Index
(Final)

Apr. 19

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

01

Jammu & Kashmir

147.6

150.3

1.83

135.4

145.8

7.68

143.3

148.7

3.77

02

Himachal Pradesh

139.7

137.3

-1.72

133.8

139.2

4.04

138.6

137.6

-0.72

03

Punjab

136.0

141.1

3.75

130.5

134.5

3.07

133.5

138.1

3.45

05

Uttarakhand

131.4

136.5

3.88

129.5

135.4

4.56

130.7

136.1

4.13

06

Haryana

135.3

135.7

0.30

133.1

136.8

2.78

134.3

136.2

1.41

07

Delhi

131.4

146.1

11.19

137.1

142.4

3.87

136.8

142.6

4.24

08

Rajasthan

137.8

142.1

3.12

136.6

141.5

3.59

137.4

141.9

3.28

09

Uttar Pradesh

134.0

138.6

3.43

136.0

140.9

3.60

134.7

139.4

3.49

10

Bihar

139.7

139.8

0.07

133.3

138.4

3.83

138.8

139.6

0.58

18

Assam

137.9

144.0

4.42

132.3

140.0

5.82

136.7

143.2

4.75

19

West Bengal

141.4

143.6

1.56

136.6

141.8

3.81

139.1

142.8

2.66

20

Jharkhand

142.9

143.2

0.21

132.3

141.7

7.11

138.9

142.6

2.66

21

Odisha

141.3

141.5

0.14

131.2

138.0

5.18

138.5

140.5

1.44

22

Chhattisgarh

139.4

138.6

-0.57

134.6

140.3

4.23

137.5

139.3

1.31

23

Madhya Pradesh

132.7

136.3

2.71

134.1

141.6

5.59

133.3

138.5

3.90

24

Gujarat

140.0

139.1

-0.64

128.6

135.0

4.98

133.5

136.8

2.47

27

Maharashtra

141.9

142.4

0.35

131.2

136.4

3.96

134.8

138.4

2.67

28

Andhra Pradesh

142.4

140.8

-1.12

135.3

141.3

4.43

139.8

141.0

0.86

29

Karnataka

139.8

145.8

4.29

140.3

148.7

5.99

140.1

147.4

5.21

32

Kerala

143.1

150.7

5.31

141.2

147.9

4.75

142.4

149.7

5.13

33

Tamil Nadu

141.3

145.4

2.90

139.0

144.5

3.96

139.9

144.9

3.57

36

Telangana

143.1

138.8

-3.00

135.4

141.5

4.51

138.9

140.3

1.01

99

All India

139.1

141.7

1.87

134.8

140.5

4.23

137.1

141.1

2.92

Notes: 

  1. Prov.    :  Provisional.

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