{"id":3979,"date":"2024-04-12T19:22:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T13:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2024-04-12T19:22:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T13:52:36","slug":"retail-inflation-eases-to-4-85-per-cent-in-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/04\/12\/retail-inflation-eases-to-4-85-per-cent-in-march-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail Inflation eases to 4.85 per cent in March, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All India Inflation rates (<em>on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e. March 2024 over March 2023)<\/em>, based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>All India year-on-year inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI: March 2024 over March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Mar. 2024 (Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Feb. 2024 (Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Mar. 2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Combd.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Combd.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Combd.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Inflation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CPI (General)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5.45<\/td>\n<td>4.14<\/td>\n<td>4.85<\/td>\n<td>5.34<\/td>\n<td>4.78<\/td>\n<td>5.09<\/td>\n<td>5.51<\/td>\n<td>5.89<\/td>\n<td>5.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CFPI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>8.61<\/td>\n<td>8.35<\/td>\n<td>8.52<\/td>\n<td>8.27<\/td>\n<td>9.19<\/td>\n<td>8.66<\/td>\n<td>4.72<\/td>\n<td>4.82<\/td>\n<td>4.79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Index<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>CPI (General)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>187.7<\/td>\n<td>183.6<\/td>\n<td>185.8<\/td>\n<td>187.4<\/td>\n<td>184.0<\/td>\n<td>185.8<\/td>\n<td>178.0<\/td>\n<td>176.3<\/td>\n<td>177.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CFPI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>187.9<\/td>\n<td>193.3<\/td>\n<td>189.8<\/td>\n<td>187.2<\/td>\n<td>193.7<\/td>\n<td>189.5<\/td>\n<td>173.0<\/td>\n<td>178.4<\/td>\n<td>174.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0Notes: Prov.\u00a0 \u2013 Provisional, Combd. \u2013 Combined<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Monthly changes in the General Indices and CFPIs are given below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: March 2024 over February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Indices<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Mar. 2024 (Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Feb. 2024 (Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Monthly change (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Combd.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Combd.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Rural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Combd.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CPI (General)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>187.7<\/td>\n<td>183.6<\/td>\n<td>185.8<\/td>\n<td>187.4<\/td>\n<td>184.0<\/td>\n<td>185.8<\/td>\n<td>0.16<\/td>\n<td>-0.22<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CFPI<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>187.9<\/td>\n<td>193.3<\/td>\n<td>189.8<\/td>\n<td>187.2<\/td>\n<td>193.7<\/td>\n<td>189.5<\/td>\n<td>0.37<\/td>\n<td>-0.21<\/td>\n<td>0.16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Note: Figures of March 2024 are provisional.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Next date of release for April 2024 CPI is 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0May 2024 (Monday). For more details please visit the website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mospi.gov.in\/\">www.mospi.gov.in<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>List of Annex<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annex<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I<\/td>\n<td>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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>II<\/td>\n<td>All-India inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>III<\/td>\n<td>General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for February 2024 (Final) and March 2024 (Provisional)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IV<\/td>\n<td>Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March 2024 (Provisional)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Annex I<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>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<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>(Base: 2012=100)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Group Code<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Sub-group Code<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Rural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Combined<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Weights<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Feb. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Weights<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Feb. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Weights<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Feb. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><em>(1)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(2)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(3)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(4)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(5)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(6)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(7)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(8)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(9)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(10)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(11)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(12)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.01<\/td>\n<td>Cereals and products<\/td>\n<td>12.35<\/td>\n<td>188.6<\/td>\n<td>189.3<\/td>\n<td>6.59<\/td>\n<td>188.3<\/td>\n<td>188.5<\/td>\n<td>9.67<\/td>\n<td>188.5<\/td>\n<td>189.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.02<\/td>\n<td>Meat and fish<\/td>\n<td>4.38<\/td>\n<td>214.8<\/td>\n<td>217.8<\/td>\n<td>2.73<\/td>\n<td>223.9<\/td>\n<td>226.7<\/td>\n<td>3.61<\/td>\n<td>218.0<\/td>\n<td>220.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.03<\/td>\n<td>Egg<\/td>\n<td>0.49<\/td>\n<td>201.7<\/td>\n<td>192.8<\/td>\n<td>0.36<\/td>\n<td>204.7<\/td>\n<td>194.2<\/td>\n<td>0.43<\/td>\n<td>202.9<\/td>\n<td>193.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.04<\/td>\n<td>Milk and products<\/td>\n<td>7.72<\/td>\n<td>182.9<\/td>\n<td>183.2<\/td>\n<td>5.33<\/td>\n<td>183.2<\/td>\n<td>183.6<\/td>\n<td>6.61<\/td>\n<td>183.0<\/td>\n<td>183.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.05<\/td>\n<td>Oils and fats<\/td>\n<td>4.21<\/td>\n<td>160.2<\/td>\n<td>160.2<\/td>\n<td>2.81<\/td>\n<td>155.1<\/td>\n<td>154.7<\/td>\n<td>3.56<\/td>\n<td>158.3<\/td>\n<td>158.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.06<\/td>\n<td>Fruits<\/td>\n<td>2.88<\/td>\n<td>169.2<\/td>\n<td>172.9<\/td>\n<td>2.90<\/td>\n<td>174.0<\/td>\n<td>176.7<\/td>\n<td>2.89<\/td>\n<td>171.4<\/td>\n<td>174.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.07<\/td>\n<td>Vegetables<\/td>\n<td>7.46<\/td>\n<td>179.8<\/td>\n<td>182.6<\/td>\n<td>4.41<\/td>\n<td>226.1<\/td>\n<td>222.3<\/td>\n<td>6.04<\/td>\n<td>195.5<\/td>\n<td>196.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.08<\/td>\n<td>Pulses and products<\/td>\n<td>2.95<\/td>\n<td>200.8<\/td>\n<td>199.6<\/td>\n<td>1.73<\/td>\n<td>206.0<\/td>\n<td>204.9<\/td>\n<td>2.38<\/td>\n<td>202.6<\/td>\n<td>201.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.09<\/td>\n<td>Sugar and Confectionery<\/td>\n<td>1.70<\/td>\n<td>128.7<\/td>\n<td>128.0<\/td>\n<td>0.97<\/td>\n<td>130.7<\/td>\n<td>130.1<\/td>\n<td>1.36<\/td>\n<td>129.4<\/td>\n<td>128.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.10<\/td>\n<td>Spices<\/td>\n<td>3.11<\/td>\n<td>240.7<\/td>\n<td>236.3<\/td>\n<td>1.79<\/td>\n<td>232.0<\/td>\n<td>228.2<\/td>\n<td>2.50<\/td>\n<td>237.8<\/td>\n<td>233.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.2.11<\/td>\n<td>Non-alcoholic beverages<\/td>\n<td>1.37<\/td>\n<td>182.2<\/td>\n<td>182.1<\/td>\n<td>1.13<\/td>\n<td>169.9<\/td>\n<td>170.2<\/td>\n<td>1.26<\/td>\n<td>177.1<\/td>\n<td>177.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>1.1.12<\/td>\n<td>Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.<\/td>\n<td>5.56<\/td>\n<td>195.4<\/td>\n<td>195.9<\/td>\n<td>5.54<\/td>\n<td>204.0<\/td>\n<td>204.6<\/td>\n<td>5.55<\/td>\n<td>199.4<\/td>\n<td>199.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Food and beverages<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>54.18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>187.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>188.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>36.29<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>194.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>194.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>45.86<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>190.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>190.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Pan, tobacco and intoxicants<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>203.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>204.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>1.36<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>209.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>210.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.38<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>205.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>205.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>3.1.01<\/td>\n<td>Clothing<\/td>\n<td>6.32<\/td>\n<td>195.4<\/td>\n<td>195.8<\/td>\n<td>4.72<\/td>\n<td>185.5<\/td>\n<td>185.8<\/td>\n<td>5.58<\/td>\n<td>191.5<\/td>\n<td>191.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>3.1.02<\/td>\n<td>Footwear<\/td>\n<td>1.04<\/td>\n<td>190.9<\/td>\n<td>191.1<\/td>\n<td>0.85<\/td>\n<td>172.0<\/td>\n<td>172.3<\/td>\n<td>0.95<\/td>\n<td>183.0<\/td>\n<td>183.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Clothing and footwear<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7.36<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>194.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>195.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5.57<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>183.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>183.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6.53<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>190.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>190.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Housing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>21.67<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>178.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>178.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>10.07<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>178.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>178.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Fuel and light<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7.94<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>183.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>181.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5.58<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>175.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>167.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>6.84<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>180.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>176.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>6.1.01<\/td>\n<td>Household goods and services<\/td>\n<td>3.75<\/td>\n<td>183.3<\/td>\n<td>183.3<\/td>\n<td>3.87<\/td>\n<td>173.3<\/td>\n<td>173.9<\/td>\n<td>3.80<\/td>\n<td>178.6<\/td>\n<td>178.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>6.1.02<\/td>\n<td>Health<\/td>\n<td>6.83<\/td>\n<td>193.8<\/td>\n<td>194.3<\/td>\n<td>4.81<\/td>\n<td>188.3<\/td>\n<td>189.2<\/td>\n<td>5.89<\/td>\n<td>191.7<\/td>\n<td>192.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>6.1.03<\/td>\n<td>Transport and communication<\/td>\n<td>7.60<\/td>\n<td>172.2<\/td>\n<td>172.0<\/td>\n<td>9.73<\/td>\n<td>162.3<\/td>\n<td>161.9<\/td>\n<td>8.59<\/td>\n<td>167.0<\/td>\n<td>166.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>6.1.04<\/td>\n<td>Recreation and amusement<\/td>\n<td>1.37<\/td>\n<td>177.4<\/td>\n<td>177.8<\/td>\n<td>2.04<\/td>\n<td>172.5<\/td>\n<td>172.8<\/td>\n<td>1.68<\/td>\n<td>174.6<\/td>\n<td>175.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>6.1.05<\/td>\n<td>Education<\/td>\n<td>3.46<\/td>\n<td>186.0<\/td>\n<td>186.1<\/td>\n<td>5.62<\/td>\n<td>180.9<\/td>\n<td>181.2<\/td>\n<td>4.46<\/td>\n<td>183.0<\/td>\n<td>183.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>6.1.06<\/td>\n<td>Personal care and effects<\/td>\n<td>4.25<\/td>\n<td>188.8<\/td>\n<td>191.3<\/td>\n<td>3.47<\/td>\n<td>190.1<\/td>\n<td>192.7<\/td>\n<td>3.89<\/td>\n<td>189.3<\/td>\n<td>191.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>27.26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>183.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>184.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>29.53<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>175.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>176.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>28.32<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>179.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>180.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>General Index (All Groups)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>100.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>187.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>187.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>100.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>184.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>183.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>100.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>185.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>185.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>47.25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>187.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>187.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>29.62<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>193.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>193.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>39.06<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>189.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>189.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Prov. : Provisional.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CFPI : Out of 12 sub-groups contained in \u2018Food and Beverages\u2019 group, CFPI is based on ten sub-groups, excluding \u2018Non-alcoholic beverages\u2019 and \u2018Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.\u2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Annex II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>All-India\u00a0<\/strong><strong>year-on-year\u00a0<\/strong><strong>inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>(Base: 2012=100)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Group Code<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Sub-group Code<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Rural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Combined<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mar. 23<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Inflation Rate<br \/>\n(%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 23 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Inflation Rate<br \/>\n(%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 23 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Inflation Rate<br \/>\n(%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><em>(1)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(2)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(3)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(4)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(5)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(6)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(7)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(8)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(9)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(10)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(11)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(12)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.01<\/td>\n<td>Cereals and products<\/td>\n<td>174.3<\/td>\n<td>189.3<\/td>\n<td>8.61<\/td>\n<td>174.7<\/td>\n<td>188.5<\/td>\n<td>7.90<\/td>\n<td>174.4<\/td>\n<td>189.0<\/td>\n<td>8.37<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.02<\/td>\n<td>Meat and fish<\/td>\n<td>205.2<\/td>\n<td>217.8<\/td>\n<td>6.14<\/td>\n<td>212.2<\/td>\n<td>226.7<\/td>\n<td>6.83<\/td>\n<td>207.7<\/td>\n<td>220.9<\/td>\n<td>6.36<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.03<\/td>\n<td>Egg<\/td>\n<td>173.9<\/td>\n<td>192.8<\/td>\n<td>10.87<\/td>\n<td>177.2<\/td>\n<td>194.2<\/td>\n<td>9.59<\/td>\n<td>175.2<\/td>\n<td>193.3<\/td>\n<td>10.33<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.04<\/td>\n<td>Milk and products<\/td>\n<td>177.0<\/td>\n<td>183.2<\/td>\n<td>3.50<\/td>\n<td>177.9<\/td>\n<td>183.6<\/td>\n<td>3.20<\/td>\n<td>177.3<\/td>\n<td>183.3<\/td>\n<td>3.38<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.05<\/td>\n<td>Oils and fats<\/td>\n<td>183.3<\/td>\n<td>160.2<\/td>\n<td>-12.60<\/td>\n<td>172.2<\/td>\n<td>154.7<\/td>\n<td>-10.16<\/td>\n<td>179.2<\/td>\n<td>158.2<\/td>\n<td>-11.72<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.06<\/td>\n<td>Fruits<\/td>\n<td>167.2<\/td>\n<td>172.9<\/td>\n<td>3.41<\/td>\n<td>172.1<\/td>\n<td>176.7<\/td>\n<td>2.67<\/td>\n<td>169.5<\/td>\n<td>174.7<\/td>\n<td>3.07<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.07<\/td>\n<td>Vegetables<\/td>\n<td>140.9<\/td>\n<td>182.6<\/td>\n<td>29.60<\/td>\n<td>175.9<\/td>\n<td>222.3<\/td>\n<td>26.38<\/td>\n<td>152.8<\/td>\n<td>196.1<\/td>\n<td>28.34<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.08<\/td>\n<td>Pulses and products<\/td>\n<td>170.5<\/td>\n<td>199.6<\/td>\n<td>17.07<\/td>\n<td>172.2<\/td>\n<td>204.9<\/td>\n<td>18.99<\/td>\n<td>171.1<\/td>\n<td>201.4<\/td>\n<td>17.71<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.09<\/td>\n<td>Sugar and Confectionery<\/td>\n<td>119.1<\/td>\n<td>128.0<\/td>\n<td>7.47<\/td>\n<td>121.9<\/td>\n<td>130.1<\/td>\n<td>6.73<\/td>\n<td>120.0<\/td>\n<td>128.7<\/td>\n<td>7.25<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.10<\/td>\n<td>Spices<\/td>\n<td>212.1<\/td>\n<td>236.3<\/td>\n<td>11.41<\/td>\n<td>204.8<\/td>\n<td>228.2<\/td>\n<td>11.43<\/td>\n<td>209.7<\/td>\n<td>233.6<\/td>\n<td>11.40<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.2.11<\/td>\n<td>Non-alcoholic beverages<\/td>\n<td>177.6<\/td>\n<td>182.1<\/td>\n<td>2.53<\/td>\n<td>164.9<\/td>\n<td>170.2<\/td>\n<td>3.21<\/td>\n<td>172.3<\/td>\n<td>177.1<\/td>\n<td>2.79<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1.1.12<\/td>\n<td>Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.<\/td>\n<td>189.9<\/td>\n<td>195.9<\/td>\n<td>3.16<\/td>\n<td>196.6<\/td>\n<td>204.6<\/td>\n<td>4.07<\/td>\n<td>193.0<\/td>\n<td>199.9<\/td>\n<td>3.58<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Food and beverages<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>174.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>188.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7.84<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>180.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>194.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7.47<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>177.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>190.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7.68<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Pan, tobacco and intoxicants<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>198.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>204.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.82<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>202.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>210.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.65<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>199.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>205.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.06<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.1.01<\/td>\n<td>Clothing<\/td>\n<td>190.0<\/td>\n<td>195.8<\/td>\n<td>3.05<\/td>\n<td>180.2<\/td>\n<td>185.8<\/td>\n<td>3.11<\/td>\n<td>186.1<\/td>\n<td>191.9<\/td>\n<td>3.12<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3.1.02<\/td>\n<td>Footwear<\/td>\n<td>187.0<\/td>\n<td>191.1<\/td>\n<td>2.19<\/td>\n<td>167.0<\/td>\n<td>172.3<\/td>\n<td>3.17<\/td>\n<td>178.7<\/td>\n<td>183.3<\/td>\n<td>2.57<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Clothing and footwear<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>189.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>195.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.90<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>178.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>183.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>185.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>190.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.97<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Housing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>173.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>178.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.77<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>173.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>178.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2.77<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Fuel and light<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>181.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>181.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>-0.17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>182.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>167.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>-8.16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>181.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>176.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>-3.24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.1.01<\/td>\n<td>Household goods and services<\/td>\n<td>178.6<\/td>\n<td>183.3<\/td>\n<td>2.63<\/td>\n<td>169.2<\/td>\n<td>173.9<\/td>\n<td>2.78<\/td>\n<td>174.2<\/td>\n<td>178.9<\/td>\n<td>2.70<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.1.02<\/td>\n<td>Health<\/td>\n<td>186.6<\/td>\n<td>194.3<\/td>\n<td>4.13<\/td>\n<td>180.8<\/td>\n<td>189.2<\/td>\n<td>4.65<\/td>\n<td>184.4<\/td>\n<td>192.4<\/td>\n<td>4.34<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.1.03<\/td>\n<td>Transport and communication<\/td>\n<td>169.0<\/td>\n<td>172.0<\/td>\n<td>1.78<\/td>\n<td>159.8<\/td>\n<td>161.9<\/td>\n<td>1.31<\/td>\n<td>164.2<\/td>\n<td>166.7<\/td>\n<td>1.52<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.1.04<\/td>\n<td>Recreation and amusement<\/td>\n<td>172.8<\/td>\n<td>177.8<\/td>\n<td>2.89<\/td>\n<td>168.4<\/td>\n<td>172.8<\/td>\n<td>2.61<\/td>\n<td>170.3<\/td>\n<td>175.0<\/td>\n<td>2.76<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.1.05<\/td>\n<td>Education<\/td>\n<td>178.5<\/td>\n<td>186.1<\/td>\n<td>4.26<\/td>\n<td>172.5<\/td>\n<td>181.2<\/td>\n<td>5.04<\/td>\n<td>175.0<\/td>\n<td>183.2<\/td>\n<td>4.69<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6.1.06<\/td>\n<td>Personal care and effects<\/td>\n<td>180.7<\/td>\n<td>191.3<\/td>\n<td>5.87<\/td>\n<td>181.5<\/td>\n<td>192.7<\/td>\n<td>6.17<\/td>\n<td>181.0<\/td>\n<td>191.9<\/td>\n<td>6.02<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>177.9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>184.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.54<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>170.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>176.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.53<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>174.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>180.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>3.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>General Index (All Groups)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>178.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>187.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5.45<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>176.3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>183.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>177.2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>185.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>4.85<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"8\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Prov.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : Provisional.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Annex III<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for February 2024 (Final) and March 2024 (Provisional)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>(Base: 2012=100)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Sl. No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Name of the State\/UT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Rural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Combined<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Weights<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Feb. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Weights<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Feb. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Weights<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Feb. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24 Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><em>(1)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(2)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(3)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(4)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(5)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(6)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(7)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(8)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(9)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(10)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(11)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td>\n<td>5.40<\/td>\n<td>192.2<\/td>\n<td>191.6<\/td>\n<td>3.64<\/td>\n<td>192.8<\/td>\n<td>191.9<\/td>\n<td>4.58<\/td>\n<td>192.4<\/td>\n<td>191.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td>\n<td>0.14<\/td>\n<td>190.4<\/td>\n<td>190.4<\/td>\n<td>0.06<\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>&#8212;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0.10<\/td>\n<td>190.4<\/td>\n<td>190.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Assam<\/td>\n<td>2.63<\/td>\n<td>189.0<\/td>\n<td>189.4<\/td>\n<td>0.79<\/td>\n<td>185.7<\/td>\n<td>184.9<\/td>\n<td>1.77<\/td>\n<td>188.3<\/td>\n<td>188.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Bihar<\/td>\n<td>8.21<\/td>\n<td>180.0<\/td>\n<td>182.2<\/td>\n<td>1.62<\/td>\n<td>188.1<\/td>\n<td>188.8<\/td>\n<td>5.14<\/td>\n<td>181.2<\/td>\n<td>183.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Chhattisgarh<\/td>\n<td>1.68<\/td>\n<td>176.7<\/td>\n<td>177.5<\/td>\n<td>1.22<\/td>\n<td>174.8<\/td>\n<td>174.6<\/td>\n<td>1.46<\/td>\n<td>176.0<\/td>\n<td>176.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Delhi<\/td>\n<td>0.28<\/td>\n<td>170.1<\/td>\n<td>169.7<\/td>\n<td>5.64<\/td>\n<td>169.1<\/td>\n<td>169.4<\/td>\n<td>2.77<\/td>\n<td>169.2<\/td>\n<td>169.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Goa<\/td>\n<td>0.14<\/td>\n<td>173.7<\/td>\n<td>172.6<\/td>\n<td>0.25<\/td>\n<td>175.4<\/td>\n<td>178.5<\/td>\n<td>0.19<\/td>\n<td>174.7<\/td>\n<td>176.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Gujarat<\/td>\n<td>4.54<\/td>\n<td>183.7<\/td>\n<td>183.9<\/td>\n<td>6.82<\/td>\n<td>173.7<\/td>\n<td>174.3<\/td>\n<td>5.60<\/td>\n<td>178.0<\/td>\n<td>178.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Haryana<\/td>\n<td>3.30<\/td>\n<td>187.7<\/td>\n<td>189.0<\/td>\n<td>3.35<\/td>\n<td>177.0<\/td>\n<td>177.7<\/td>\n<td>3.32<\/td>\n<td>182.7<\/td>\n<td>183.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td>\n<td>1.03<\/td>\n<td>174.3<\/td>\n<td>173.9<\/td>\n<td>0.26<\/td>\n<td>179.2<\/td>\n<td>178.7<\/td>\n<td>0.67<\/td>\n<td>175.2<\/td>\n<td>174.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Jharkhand<\/td>\n<td>1.96<\/td>\n<td>181.8<\/td>\n<td>182.5<\/td>\n<td>1.39<\/td>\n<td>184.1<\/td>\n<td>184.0<\/td>\n<td>1.69<\/td>\n<td>182.7<\/td>\n<td>183.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Karnataka<\/td>\n<td>5.09<\/td>\n<td>190.4<\/td>\n<td>190.5<\/td>\n<td>6.81<\/td>\n<td>192.4<\/td>\n<td>191.9<\/td>\n<td>5.89<\/td>\n<td>191.5<\/td>\n<td>191.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Kerala<\/td>\n<td>5.50<\/td>\n<td>192.2<\/td>\n<td>193.4<\/td>\n<td>3.46<\/td>\n<td>190.3<\/td>\n<td>191.2<\/td>\n<td>4.55<\/td>\n<td>191.5<\/td>\n<td>192.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td>\n<td>4.93<\/td>\n<td>184.1<\/td>\n<td>184.6<\/td>\n<td>3.97<\/td>\n<td>187.9<\/td>\n<td>187.7<\/td>\n<td>4.48<\/td>\n<td>185.7<\/td>\n<td>185.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Maharashtra<\/td>\n<td>8.25<\/td>\n<td>188.2<\/td>\n<td>186.3<\/td>\n<td>18.86<\/td>\n<td>180.4<\/td>\n<td>178.9<\/td>\n<td>13.18<\/td>\n<td>183.0<\/td>\n<td>181.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Manipur<\/td>\n<td>0.23<\/td>\n<td>216.7<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 218.6<\/td>\n<td>0.12<\/td>\n<td>181.3<\/td>\n<td>182.3<\/td>\n<td>0.18<\/td>\n<td>205.5<\/td>\n<td>207.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Meghalaya<\/td>\n<td>0.28<\/td>\n<td>172.5<\/td>\n<td>172.3<\/td>\n<td>0.15<\/td>\n<td>176.7<\/td>\n<td>177.2<\/td>\n<td>0.22<\/td>\n<td>173.8<\/td>\n<td>173.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Mizoram<\/td>\n<td>0.07<\/td>\n<td>204.2<\/td>\n<td>203.6<\/td>\n<td>0.13<\/td>\n<td>173.0<\/td>\n<td>172.9<\/td>\n<td>0.10<\/td>\n<td>185.2<\/td>\n<td>184.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Nagaland<\/td>\n<td>0.14<\/td>\n<td>192.4<\/td>\n<td>194.0<\/td>\n<td>0.12<\/td>\n<td>178.8<\/td>\n<td>178.6<\/td>\n<td>0.13<\/td>\n<td>186.6<\/td>\n<td>187.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Odisha<\/td>\n<td>2.93<\/td>\n<td>188.4<\/td>\n<td>188.8<\/td>\n<td>1.31<\/td>\n<td>181.8<\/td>\n<td>181.3<\/td>\n<td>2.18<\/td>\n<td>186.6<\/td>\n<td>186.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Punjab<\/td>\n<td>3.31<\/td>\n<td>180.8<\/td>\n<td>181.4<\/td>\n<td>3.09<\/td>\n<td>173.8<\/td>\n<td>173.8<\/td>\n<td>3.21<\/td>\n<td>177.7<\/td>\n<td>178.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Rajasthan<\/td>\n<td>6.63<\/td>\n<td>184.3<\/td>\n<td>184.9<\/td>\n<td>4.23<\/td>\n<td>183.7<\/td>\n<td>183.6<\/td>\n<td>5.51<\/td>\n<td>184.1<\/td>\n<td>184.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Sikkim<\/td>\n<td>0.06<\/td>\n<td>196.9<\/td>\n<td>196.3<\/td>\n<td>0.03<\/td>\n<td>185.3<\/td>\n<td>184.9<\/td>\n<td>0.05<\/td>\n<td>193.1<\/td>\n<td>192.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Tamil Nadu<\/td>\n<td>5.55<\/td>\n<td>194.3<\/td>\n<td>193.3<\/td>\n<td>9.20<\/td>\n<td>191.6<\/td>\n<td>190.9<\/td>\n<td>7.25<\/td>\n<td>192.7<\/td>\n<td>191.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Telangana<\/td>\n<td>3.16<\/td>\n<td>202.5<\/td>\n<td>201.7<\/td>\n<td>4.41<\/td>\n<td>195.9<\/td>\n<td>195.0<\/td>\n<td>3.74<\/td>\n<td>198.9<\/td>\n<td>198.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>Tripura<\/td>\n<td>0.35<\/td>\n<td>203.8<\/td>\n<td>203.7<\/td>\n<td>0.14<\/td>\n<td>194.3<\/td>\n<td>193.2<\/td>\n<td>0.25<\/td>\n<td>201.3<\/td>\n<td>201.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td>\n<td>14.83<\/td>\n<td>186.1<\/td>\n<td>187.2<\/td>\n<td>9.54<\/td>\n<td>184.5<\/td>\n<td>184.8<\/td>\n<td>12.37<\/td>\n<td>185.5<\/td>\n<td>186.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>Uttarakhand<\/td>\n<td>1.06<\/td>\n<td>181.1<\/td>\n<td>181.8<\/td>\n<td>0.73<\/td>\n<td>183.1<\/td>\n<td>183.5<\/td>\n<td>0.91<\/td>\n<td>181.8<\/td>\n<td>182.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>West Bengal<\/td>\n<td>6.99<\/td>\n<td>190.9<\/td>\n<td>190.5<\/td>\n<td>7.20<\/td>\n<td>188.2<\/td>\n<td>187.3<\/td>\n<td>7.09<\/td>\n<td>189.6<\/td>\n<td>189.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands<\/td>\n<td>0.05<\/td>\n<td>197.7<\/td>\n<td>193.4<\/td>\n<td>0.07<\/td>\n<td>182.1<\/td>\n<td>181.9<\/td>\n<td>0.06<\/td>\n<td>189.8<\/td>\n<td>187.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>Chandigarh<\/td>\n<td>0.02<\/td>\n<td>181.1<\/td>\n<td>183.1<\/td>\n<td>0.34<\/td>\n<td>171.8<\/td>\n<td>172.1<\/td>\n<td>0.17<\/td>\n<td>172.3<\/td>\n<td>172.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>Dadra &amp; Nagar Haveli<\/td>\n<td>0.02<\/td>\n<td>172.3<\/td>\n<td>173.7<\/td>\n<td>0.04<\/td>\n<td>180.9<\/td>\n<td>180.7<\/td>\n<td>0.03<\/td>\n<td>178.0<\/td>\n<td>178.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>Daman &amp; Diu<\/td>\n<td>0.02<\/td>\n<td>188.6<\/td>\n<td>187.3<\/td>\n<td>0.02<\/td>\n<td>180.5<\/td>\n<td>181.5<\/td>\n<td>0.02<\/td>\n<td>185.2<\/td>\n<td>184.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>Jammu &amp; Kashmir*<\/td>\n<td>1.14<\/td>\n<td>195.5<\/td>\n<td>196.9<\/td>\n<td>0.72<\/td>\n<td>191.2<\/td>\n<td>191.2<\/td>\n<td>0.94<\/td>\n<td>194.0<\/td>\n<td>194.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>Lakshadweep<\/td>\n<td>0.01<\/td>\n<td>192.0<\/td>\n<td>191.0<\/td>\n<td>0.01<\/td>\n<td>170.6<\/td>\n<td>173.4<\/td>\n<td>0.01<\/td>\n<td>181.1<\/td>\n<td>182.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>Puducherry<\/td>\n<td>0.08<\/td>\n<td>198.3<\/td>\n<td>195.3<\/td>\n<td>0.27<\/td>\n<td>190.3<\/td>\n<td>190.1<\/td>\n<td>0.17<\/td>\n<td>192.3<\/td>\n<td>191.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>All India<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>100.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>187.4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>187.7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>100.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>184.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>183.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>100.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>185.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>185.8<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Prov.:\u00a0 Provisional<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8211;:\u00a0 indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and therefore indices are not compiled.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>*: Figures of this row pertain to the prices and weights of the combined Union Territories of Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu &amp; Kashmir).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Annex IV<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major<sup>@<\/sup>\u00a0States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March 2024 (Provisional)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>(Base: 2012=100)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Sl. No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Name of the State\/UT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Rural<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Combined<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mar. 23 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Inflation Rate<br \/>\n(%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 23 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Inflation Rate<br \/>\n(%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 23 Index<br \/>\n(Final)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mar. 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Index<br \/>\n(Prov.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Inflation Rate<br \/>\n(%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><em>(1)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(2)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(3)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(4)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(5)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(6)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(7)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(8)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(9)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(10)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>(11)<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td>\n<td>181.1<\/td>\n<td>191.6<\/td>\n<td>5.80<\/td>\n<td>183.7<\/td>\n<td>191.9<\/td>\n<td>4.46<\/td>\n<td>182.1<\/td>\n<td>191.7<\/td>\n<td>5.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Assam<\/td>\n<td>178.4<\/td>\n<td>189.4<\/td>\n<td>6.17<\/td>\n<td>175.2<\/td>\n<td>184.9<\/td>\n<td>5.54<\/td>\n<td>177.7<\/td>\n<td>188.5<\/td>\n<td>6.08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Bihar<\/td>\n<td>172.4<\/td>\n<td>182.2<\/td>\n<td>5.68<\/td>\n<td>178.9<\/td>\n<td>188.8<\/td>\n<td>5.53<\/td>\n<td>173.3<\/td>\n<td>183.2<\/td>\n<td>5.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Chhattisgarh<\/td>\n<td>168.4<\/td>\n<td>177.5<\/td>\n<td>5.40<\/td>\n<td>166.9<\/td>\n<td>174.6<\/td>\n<td>4.61<\/td>\n<td>167.8<\/td>\n<td>176.4<\/td>\n<td>5.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Delhi<\/td>\n<td>166.0<\/td>\n<td>169.7<\/td>\n<td>2.23<\/td>\n<td>165.6<\/td>\n<td>169.4<\/td>\n<td>2.29<\/td>\n<td>165.6<\/td>\n<td>169.4<\/td>\n<td>2.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Gujarat<\/td>\n<td>174.6<\/td>\n<td>183.9<\/td>\n<td>5.33<\/td>\n<td>166.7<\/td>\n<td>174.3<\/td>\n<td>4.56<\/td>\n<td>170.1<\/td>\n<td>178.5<\/td>\n<td>4.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Haryana<\/td>\n<td>176.3<\/td>\n<td>189.0<\/td>\n<td>7.20<\/td>\n<td>169.6<\/td>\n<td>177.7<\/td>\n<td>4.78<\/td>\n<td>173.2<\/td>\n<td>183.7<\/td>\n<td>6.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td>\n<td>166.5<\/td>\n<td>173.9<\/td>\n<td>4.44<\/td>\n<td>174.2<\/td>\n<td>178.7<\/td>\n<td>2.58<\/td>\n<td>167.9<\/td>\n<td>174.8<\/td>\n<td>4.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Jharkhand<\/td>\n<td>171.6<\/td>\n<td>182.5<\/td>\n<td>6.35<\/td>\n<td>176.9<\/td>\n<td>184.0<\/td>\n<td>4.01<\/td>\n<td>173.6<\/td>\n<td>183.1<\/td>\n<td>5.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Karnataka<\/td>\n<td>178.5<\/td>\n<td>190.5<\/td>\n<td>6.72<\/td>\n<td>184.2<\/td>\n<td>191.9<\/td>\n<td>4.18<\/td>\n<td>181.6<\/td>\n<td>191.3<\/td>\n<td>5.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Kerala<\/td>\n<td>184.5<\/td>\n<td>193.4<\/td>\n<td>4.82<\/td>\n<td>182.1<\/td>\n<td>191.2<\/td>\n<td>5.00<\/td>\n<td>183.7<\/td>\n<td>192.6<\/td>\n<td>4.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Madhya 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