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May 2024 CPI (Base 2012=100) for rural, urban and combined released

Saransh Kanaujia
Saransh Kanaujia - Editor
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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.
  1. 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
RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.
InflationCPI (General)5.284.154.755.434.114.834.234.334.31
CFPI8.628.838.698.758.568.703.302.432.96
IndexCPI (General)189.3185.6187.6188.5184.7186.7179.8178.2179.1
CFPI190.2197.1192.6188.9195.4191.2175.1181.1177.2

  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

IndicesMay 2024 (Prov.)Apr. 2024 (Final)Monthly change (%)
RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.
CPI (General)189.3185.6187.6188.5184.7186.70.420.490.48
CFPI190.2197.1192.6188.9195.4191.20.690.870.73

   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

AnnexTitle
IAll-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for April 2024 (Final) and May 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined
IIAll-India inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for May 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined
IIIGeneral CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for April 2024 (Final) and May 2024 (Provisional)
IVYear-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 CodeSub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined
WeightsApr. 24 Index
(Final)
May 24 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsApr. 24 Index
(Final)
May 24 Index (Prov.)WeightsApr. 24 Index
(Final)
May 24 Index
(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)
 1.1.01Cereals and products12.35188.8188.76.59188.9189.09.67188.8188.8
 1.1.02Meat and fish4.38223.1226.52.73232.8236.33.61226.5229.9
 1.1.03Egg0.49180.2184.90.36184.2188.90.43181.7186.4
 1.1.04Milk and products7.72183.6184.15.33184.0184.36.61183.7184.2
 1.1.05Oils and fats4.21160.4160.52.81154.9155.23.56158.4158.6
 1.1.06Fruits2.88182.8180.62.90188.6187.32.89185.5183.7
 1.1.07Vegetables7.46184.9190.74.41225.4232.86.04198.6205.0
 1.1.08Pulses and products2.95200.7203.71.73206.2209.72.38202.6205.7
 1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery1.70127.8128.90.97130.2131.31.36128.6129.7
 1.1.10Spices3.11231.8229.21.79224.7223.62.50229.4227.3
 1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages1.37182.3182.41.13170.5170.81.26177.4177.6
 1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.5.56196.1196.65.54204.9205.55.55200.2200.7
1 Food and beverages54.18189.5190.636.29196.1197.645.86191.9193.2
2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants3.26204.9205.51.36211.2211.62.38206.6207.1
 3.1.01Clothing6.32196.2196.54.72186.3186.75.58192.3192.6
 3.1.02Footwear1.04191.1191.00.85172.8173.00.95183.5183.5
3 Clothing and footwear7.36195.5195.75.57184.2184.76.53191.0191.3
4 Housing–––21.67179.9180.110.07179.9180.1
5 Fuel and light7.94179.5180.15.58166.0168.76.84174.4175.8
 6.1.01Household goods and services3.75183.8183.93.87174.4174.83.80179.4179.6
 6.1.02Health6.83194.9195.64.81189.6190.15.89192.9193.5
 6.1.03Transport and communication7.60171.8171.89.73161.4161.58.59166.3166.4
 6.1.04Recreation and amusement1.37178.1178.52.04173.0173.21.68175.2175.5
 6.1.05Education3.46186.7186.95.62181.8182.44.46183.8184.3
 6.1.06Personal care and effects4.25197.0198.73.47198.8200.63.89197.7199.5
6 Miscellaneous27.26185.4185.929.53176.8177.328.32181.2181.7
General Index (All Groups)100.00188.5189.3100.00184.7185.6100.00186.7187.6
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)47.25188.9190.229.62195.4197.139.06191.2192.6

Notes:

  1. Prov. : Provisional.
  2. 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.’.
  3. – : 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 May 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

(Base: 2012=100)

 

Group CodeSub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined 
May 23 Index
(Final)
May 24

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
May 23 Index
(Final)
May 24

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
May 23 Index
(Final)
May 24

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
 
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12) 
1.1.01Cereals and products173.2188.78.95174.7189.08.19173.7188.88.69 
1.1.02Meat and fish211.5226.57.09219.4236.37.70214.3229.97.28 
1.1.03Egg171.0184.98.13176.7188.96.90173.2186.47.62 
1.1.04Milk and products179.6184.12.51179.4184.32.73179.5184.22.62 
1.1.05Oils and fats173.3160.5-7.39164.4155.2-5.60170.0158.6-6.71 
1.1.06Fruits169.0180.66.86175.8187.36.54172.2183.76.68 
1.1.07Vegetables148.7190.728.24185.0232.825.84161.0205.027.33 
1.1.08Pulses and products174.9203.716.47176.9209.718.54175.6205.717.14 
1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery121.9128.95.74124.2131.35.72122.7129.75.70 
1.1.10Spices221.0229.23.71211.9223.65.52218.0227.34.27 
1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages178.7182.42.07165.9170.82.95173.4177.62.42 
1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.191.1196.62.88197.7205.53.95194.2200.73.35 
1Food and beverages176.8190.67.81183.1197.67.92179.1193.27.87 
2Pan, tobacco and intoxicants199.9205.52.80204.2211.63.62201.0207.13.03 
3.1.01Clothing191.2196.52.77181.3186.72.98187.3192.62.83 
3.1.02Footwear187.9191.01.65168.1173.02.91179.7183.52.11 
3Clothing and footwear190.8195.72.57179.3184.73.01186.2191.32.74 
4Housing–––175.6180.12.56175.6180.12.56 
5Fuel and light182.5180.1-1.32183.4168.7-8.02182.8175.8-3.83 
6.1.01Household goods and services179.8183.92.28170.1174.82.76175.2179.62.51 
6.1.02Health187.8195.64.15182.2190.14.34185.7193.54.20 
6.1.03Transport and communication169.7171.81.24160.4161.50.69164.8166.40.97 
6.1.04Recreation and amusement173.8178.52.70169.2173.22.36171.2175.52.51 
6.1.05Education180.3186.93.66174.8182.44.35177.1184.34.07 
6.1.06Personal care and effects184.9198.77.46185.6200.68.08185.2199.57.72 
6Miscellaneous179.5185.93.57171.6177.33.32175.7181.73.41 
General Index (All Groups)179.8189.35.28178.2185.64.15179.1187.64.75 
Consumer Food Price Index175.1190.28.62181.1197.18.83177.2192.68.69        

Notes:

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

 

Annex III

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

(Base: 2012=100)

 

Sl. No.Name of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
WeightsApr. 24 Index
(Final)
May 24 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsApr. 24 Index
(Final)
May 24 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsApr. 24 Index
(Final)
May 24 Index
(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
1Andhra Pradesh5.40192.8194.83.64192.9194.84.58192.8194.8
2Arunachal Pradesh0.14191.7192.90.06——0.10191.7192.9
3Assam2.63190.0190.60.79186.0187.81.77189.2190.0
4Bihar8.21181.7183.41.62189.7191.15.14182.9184.5
5Chhattisgarh1.68179.0178.91.22176.2176.61.46177.9178.0
6Delhi0.28169.7169.75.64169.2168.92.77169.2168.9
7Goa0.14171.4172.00.25176.0175.80.19174.2174.3
8Gujarat4.54184.6185.56.82175.1175.35.60179.2179.7
9Haryana3.30190.4190.33.35178.8179.33.32185.0185.1
10Himachal Pradesh1.03175.6175.40.26180.4180.30.67176.5176.3
11Jharkhand1.96182.3182.61.39185.2186.71.69183.4184.2
12Karnataka5.09191.1193.56.81193.5195.55.89192.4194.6
13Kerala5.50196.5197.93.46193.5194.64.55195.4196.7
14Madhya Pradesh4.93185.2185.03.97188.0187.94.48186.4186.2
15Maharashtra8.25187.0188.018.86180.6181.513.18182.7183.7
16Manipur0.23218.5218.40.12183.8185.70.18207.5208.1
17Meghalaya0.28171.6173.20.15177.4177.50.22173.4174.5
18Mizoram0.07204.0204.50.13174.4175.90.10185.9187.0
19Nagaland0.14195.4195.50.12178.8179.60.13188.3188.7
20Odisha2.93190.5190.81.31182.6183.02.18188.3188.6
21Punjab3.31182.0182.13.09173.8174.03.21178.3178.5
22Rajasthan6.63185.4184.94.23184.0184.05.51184.9184.6
23Sikkim0.06196.1197.30.03185.6186.00.05192.7193.6
24Tamil Nadu5.55194.7196.29.20192.8194.87.25193.6195.4
25Telangana3.16203.2204.34.41195.7197.63.74199.1200.6
26Tripura0.35207.2207.30.14195.5197.20.25204.2204.7
27Uttar Pradesh14.83187.5187.59.54185.9185.912.37186.9186.9
28Uttarakhand1.06182.5183.00.73185.1186.50.91183.5184.3
29West Bengal6.99190.6192.97.20188.6190.17.09189.7191.6
30Andaman & Nicobar Islands0.05193.7198.20.07183.3186.20.06188.4192.1
31Chandigarh0.02183.1183.50.34173.7173.50.17174.2174.1
32Dadra & Nagar Haveli0.02173.8174.80.04181.0181.10.03178.6179.0
33Daman & Diu0.02186.7186.60.02186.7184.80.02186.7185.8
34Jammu & Kashmir*1.14197.0197.00.72192.7192.80.94195.5195.5
35Lakshadweep0.01193.9194.40.01177.2182.80.01185.4188.5
36Puducherry0.08195.3197.90.27190.7191.90.17191.9193.4
All India100.00188.5189.3100.00184.7185.6100.00186.7187.6

Notes:

  1. Prov.:  Provisional
  2. –:  indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and therefore indices are not compiled.
  3. *: 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 May 2024 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

Sl. No.Name of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
May 23 Index
(Final)
May 24

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
May 23 Index
(Final)
May 24

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
May 23 Index
(Final)
May 24

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
1Andhra Pradesh183.1194.86.39185.5194.85.01184.0194.85.87
2Assam181.0190.65.30179.2187.84.80180.6190.05.20
3Bihar173.9183.45.46181.7191.15.17175.0184.55.43
4Chhattisgarh169.9178.95.30168.4176.64.87169.3178.05.14
5Delhi166.9169.71.68165.5168.92.05165.6168.91.99
6Gujarat177.1185.54.74168.4175.34.10172.2179.74.36
7Haryana179.2190.36.19171.7179.34.43175.7185.15.35
8Himachal Pradesh168.8175.43.91176.6180.32.10170.2176.33.58
9Jharkhand175.7182.63.93180.1186.73.66177.4184.23.83
10Karnataka180.2193.57.38186.2195.54.99183.4194.66.11
11Kerala187.0197.95.83185.5194.64.91186.5196.75.47
12Madhya Pradesh175.2185.05.59181.6187.93.47177.8186.24.72
13Maharashtra181.5188.03.58174.3181.54.13176.7183.73.96
14Odisha178.9190.86.65174.0183.05.17177.5188.66.25
15Punjab175.4182.13.82167.4174.03.94171.8178.53.90
16Rajasthan176.2184.94.94174.6184.05.38175.6184.65.13
17Tamil Nadu185.1196.26.00185.7194.84.90185.5195.45.34
18Telangana193.0204.35.85186.3197.66.07189.3200.65.97
19Uttar Pradesh177.1187.55.87178.8185.93.97177.7186.95.18
20Uttarakhand176.6183.03.62181.2186.52.92178.3184.33.37
21West Bengal185.4192.94.05185.2190.12.65185.3191.63.40
22Jammu & Kashmir*187.8197.04.90188.7192.82.17188.1195.53.93
All India179.8189.35.28178.2185.64.15179.1187.64.75

Notes:

  1. Prov. :  Provisional.
  2. *   : 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).
  3. @    : States having population more than 50 lakhs as per Population Census 2011.

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Saransh Kanaujia is a journalist and editor associated with Matribhumi Samachar Group, covering Indian national affairs, business and economy, technology, government policies, and other major developments. His work focuses on providing timely news coverage, explainers and updates for readers in India and abroad.