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

Posted On: 12 JUN 2024 5:30PM by PIB Delhi

I. Key highlights:

 

    1. Year-on-year inflation rate based on all India Consumer Price Index (CPI) number is 4.75% (Provisional) for the month of May, 2024. Corresponding inflation rate for rural and urban is 5.28% and 4.15%, respectively.
    2. All India inflation based on General CPI is lowest for the month of May 2024 after May 2023. It is less than 6% since September 2023.

    1. ‘Spices’ has shown a considerable decline at sub-group level in year-on-year inflation as compared to April 2024. Among the groups, inflation corresponding to ‘Clothing & Footwear’, ‘Housing’ and ‘Miscellaneous’ has decreased since last month.
  2. All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e. May 2024 over May 2023), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

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

2023

 

May 2024 (Prov.)

Apr. 2024 (Final)

May 2023

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Inflation

CPI (General)

5.28

4.15

4.75

5.43

4.11

4.83

4.23

4.33

4.31

CFPI

8.62

8.83

8.69

8.75

8.56

8.70

3.30

2.43

2.96

Index

CPI (General)

189.3

185.6

187.6

188.5

184.7

186.7

179.8

178.2

179.1

CFPI

190.2

197.1

192.6

188.9

195.4

191.2

175.1

181.1

177.2

  Notes: Prov.  – Provisional, Combd. – Combined

 

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

     Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: May 2024 over April 2024

Indices

May 2024 (Prov.)

Apr. 2024 (Final)

Monthly change (%)

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

CPI (General)

189.3

185.6

187.6

188.5

184.7

186.7

0.42

0.49

0.48

CFPI

190.2

197.1

192.6

188.9

195.4

191.2

0.69

0.87

0.73

   Note: Figures of May 2024 are provisional.

 

  1. 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 May 2024, NSO collected prices from 100.0% villages and 98.5% urban markets while the market-wise prices reported therein were 89.2% for rural and 92.7% for urban.

 

  1. Next date of release for June 2024 CPI is 12th July 2024 (Friday). 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 April 2024 (Final) and May 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

II

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

III

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

IV

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

 

 

Annex I

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

(Base: 2012=100)

 

Group Code

Sub-group Code

Description

Rural

Urban

Combined

Weights

Apr. 24 Index
(Final)

May 24 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Apr. 24 Index
(Final)

May 24 Index (Prov.)

Weights

Apr. 24 Index
(Final)

May 24 Index
(Prov.)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

 

1.1.01

Cereals and products

12.35

188.8

188.7

6.59

188.9

189.0

9.67

188.8

188.8

 

1.1.02

Meat and fish

4.38

223.1

226.5

2.73

232.8

236.3

3.61

226.5

229.9

 

1.1.03

Egg

0.49

180.2

184.9

0.36

184.2

188.9

0.43

181.7

186.4

 

1.1.04

Milk and products

7.72

183.6

184.1

5.33

184.0

184.3

6.61

183.7

184.2

 

1.1.05

Oils and fats

4.21

160.4

160.5

2.81

154.9

155.2

3.56

158.4

158.6

 

1.1.06

Fruits

2.88

182.8

180.6

2.90

188.6

187.3

2.89

185.5

183.7

 

1.1.07

Vegetables

7.46

184.9

190.7

4.41

225.4

232.8

6.04

198.6

205.0

 

1.1.08

Pulses and products

2.95

200.7

203.7

1.73

206.2

209.7

2.38

202.6

205.7

 

1.1.09

Sugar and Confectionery

1.70

127.8

128.9

0.97

130.2

131.3

1.36

128.6

129.7

 

1.1.10

Spices

3.11

231.8

229.2

1.79

224.7

223.6

2.50

229.4

227.3

 

1.2.11

Non-alcoholic beverages

1.37

182.3

182.4

1.13

170.5

170.8

1.26

177.4

177.6

 

1.1.12

Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.

5.56

196.1

196.6

5.54

204.9

205.5

5.55

200.2

200.7

1

 

Food and beverages

54.18

189.5

190.6

36.29

196.1

197.6

45.86

191.9

193.2

2

 

Pan, tobacco and intoxicants

3.26

204.9

205.5

1.36

211.2

211.6

2.38

206.6

207.1

 

3.1.01

Clothing

6.32

196.2

196.5

4.72

186.3

186.7

5.58

192.3

192.6

 

3.1.02

Footwear

1.04

191.1

191.0

0.85