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The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is commonly known as retail inflation went up by 3.36 per cent in August, 2017 in comparison to the same month of the last year.

According to the data released today by the government, the current rate of inflation is the highest in five months, but it is still well below the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) medium-term target of 4 per cent.

In July, 2017, the inflation rate had shot up for the first time in three months, when it rose by 2.36 per cent.

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 August 2017. In addition to this, Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for all India Rural, Urban and Combined are also being released for August 2017. All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e., August 2017 over August 2016), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

 

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

IndicesAugust 2017 (Prov.)July 2017 (Final)August 2016 (Final)
RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.
CPI (General)3.303.353.362.412.172.365.874.225.05
CFPI1.381.671.520.07-0.99-0.366.325.105.91

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: Aug. 2017 over Jul. 2017

IndicesRuralUrbanCombined
Index Value% ChangeIndex Value% ChangeIndex Value% Change
Aug.17Jul.17Aug.17Jul.17Aug.17Jul.17
CPI (General)137.9136.21.25132.7131.80.68135.5134.20.97
CFPI139.9137.71.60140.4139.60.57140.1138.31.30

Note: Figures of August 2017 are provisional.

  1. Provisional indices for the month of August 2017 and also the final indices for July 2017 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 August 2017 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 50lakhs 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).
  2. Price data are collected from selected towns by the Field Operations Division of NSSO and from selected villages by the Department of Posts. Price data are received through web portals, maintained by the National Informatics Centre.

Next date of release:  12th October 2017 (Thursday) for September 2017.                    

 

Annexure I

All India Consumer Price Indices

(Base: 2012=100)

Group CodeSub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined
WeightsJul. 17 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsJul. 17 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsJul. 17 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17 Index
(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)
 1.1.01Cereals and products12.35134.0134.86.59132.8133.29.67133.6134.3
 1.1.02Meat and fish4.38144.2143.22.73148.4143.93.61145.7143.4
 1.1.03Egg0.49129.8130.10.36129.4128.30.43129.6129.4
 1.1.04Milk and products7.72139.0139.35.33137.7138.36.61138.5138.9
 1.1.05Oils and fats4.21120.9120.52.81113.4114.13.56118.1118.1
 1.1.06Fruits2.88143.9147.82.90139.4142.72.89141.8145.4
 1.1.07Vegetables7.46151.5163.34.41175.1179.86.04159.5168.9
 1.1.08Pulses and products2.95138.1137.41.73124.7123.52.38133.6132.7
 1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery1.70120.0120.80.97121.5122.11.36120.5121.2
 1.1.10Spices3.11133.9134.81.79137.8137.52.50135.2135.7
 1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages1.37131.4131.61.13124.4124.61.26128.5128.7
 1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.5.56147.7148.75.54143.7144.55.55145.8146.8
1 Food and beverages54.18138.5140.636.29139.8140.545.86139.0140.6
2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants3.26147.4148.91.36150.5152.12.38148.2149.8
 3.1.01Clothing6.32144.3145.34.72131.6132.75.58139.3140.3
 3.1.02Footwear1.04138.1139.30.85123.7124.30.95132.1133.1
3 Clothing and footwear7.36143.5144.55.57130.4131.46.53138.3139.3
4 Housing21.67132.6134.410.07132.6134.4
5 Fuel and light7.94135.3136.35.58119.7118.96.84129.4129.7
 6.1.01Household goods and services3.75136.1137.33.87127.2127.73.80131.9132.8
 6.1.02Health6.83132.1133.04.81125.0125.75.89129.4130.2
 6.1.03Transport and communication7.60119.1120.39.73113.2114.68.59116.0117.3
 6.1.04Recreation and amusement1.37130.6131.32.04123.5124.11.68126.6127.2
 6.1.05Education3.46138.6140.15.62135.5135.74.46136.8137.5
 6.1.06Personal care and effects4.25124.4125.53.47122.4123.33.89123.6124.6
6 Miscellaneous27.26128.6129.729.53123.0123.828.32125.9126.8
General Index (All Groups)100.00136.2137.9100.00131.8132.7100.00134.2135.5
Consumer Food Price Index47.25137.7139.929.62139.6140.439.06138.3140.1

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 August 2017 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

Group CodeSub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined 
Aug. 16 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
Aug. 16 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
Aug. 16 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
 
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12) 
1.1.01Cereals and products130.1134.83.61127.6133.24.39129.3134.33.87 
1.1.02Meat and fish138.8143.23.17140.3143.92.57139.3143.42.94 
1.1.03Egg130.3130.1-0.15133.7128.3-4.04131.6129.4-1.67 
1.1.04Milk and products135.3139.32.96132.2138.34.61134.1138.93.58 
1.1.05Oils and fats119.9120.50.50111.8114.12.06116.9118.11.03 
1.1.06Fruits140.2147.85.42135.8142.75.08138.1145.45.29 
1.1.07Vegetables156.9163.34.08163.5179.89.97159.1168.96.16 
1.1.08Pulses and products172.2137.4-20.21182.3123.5-32.25175.6132.7-24.43 
1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery112.1120.87.76114.6122.16.54112.9121.27.35 
1.1.10Spices134.9134.8-0.07144.6137.5-4.91138.1135.7-1.74 
1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages128.1131.62.73121.9124.62.21125.5128.72.55 
1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.140.7148.75.69138.1144.54.63139.5146.85.23 
1Food and beverages138.0140.61.88137.6140.52.11137.9140.61.96 
2Pan, tobacco and intoxicants138.9148.97.20143.6152.15.92140.2149.86.85 
3.1.01Clothing137.8145.35.44128.3132.73.43134.1140.34.62 
3.1.02Footwear133.0139.34.74121.4124.32.39128.2133.13.82 
3Clothing and footwear137.1144.55.40127.3131.43.22133.2139.34.58 
4Housing127.3134.45.58127.3134.45.58 
5Fuel and light129.1136.35.58114.7118.93.66123.6129.74.94 
6.1.01Household goods and services130.6137.35.13123.9127.73.07127.4132.84.24 
6.1.02Health127.0133.04.72121.2125.73.71124.8130.24.33 
6.1.03Transport and communication116.0120.33.71110.4114.63.80113.1117.33.71 
6.1.04Recreation and amusement125.5131.34.62120.6124.12.90122.7127.23.67 
6.1.05Education131.9140.16.22131.5135.73.19131.7137.54.40 
6.1.06Personal care and effects122.0125.52.87120.9123.31.99121.5124.62.55 
6Miscellaneous124.2129.74.43119.9123.83.25122.1126.83.85 
General Index (All Groups)133.5137.93.30128.4132.73.35131.1135.53.36# 
Consumer Food Price Index138.0139.91.38138.1140.41.67138.0140.11.52        

 

Notes:

  1. Prov.   : Provisional.
  2. –           : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
  3. #          : More than those of Rural as well as Urban due to rounding.

 

Annexure III

State/UT wise General Consumer Price Indices

(Base: 2012=100)

State/UT CodeName of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
WeightsJul. 17 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsJul. 17 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsJul. 17 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17 Index
(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
01Jammu & Kashmir1.14140.1141.80.72129.0130.20.94136.2137.7
02Himachal Pradesh1.03136.4137.90.26129.0130.00.67135.1136.5
03Punjab3.31131.9134.43.09128.2130.43.21130.2132.6
04Chandigarh0.02137.9140.60.34127.0128.50.17127.6129.2
05Uttarakhand1.06129.1131.30.73124.1126.60.91127.2129.5
06Haryana3.30133.6135.23.35127.6129.83.32130.8132.7
07Delhi0.28131.9133.45.64136.3137.52.77136.1137.3
08Rajasthan6.63138.4140.84.23134.7136.05.51137.1139.1
09Uttar Pradesh14.83131.4133.19.54131.6132.512.37131.5132.9
10Bihar8.21135.1138.11.62128.3130.75.14134.1137.0
11Sikkim0.06142.8142.30.03138.8140.30.05141.5141.6
12Arunachal Pradesh0.14141.4142.40.060.10
13Nagaland0.14141.7143.90.12131.4132.00.13137.3138.8
14Manipur0.23143.8146.00.12128.9130.20.18139.1141.0
15Mizoram0.07133.3132.20.13126.3126.40.10129.0128.7
16Tripura0.35140.2141.00.14134.6135.40.25138.8139.6
17Meghalaya0.28133.9136.10.15127.3128.20.22131.9133.6
18Assam2.63130.1132.30.79129.2130.71.77129.9132.0
19West Bengal6.99132.6135.77.20130.4132.07.09131.6134.0
20Jharkhand1.96139.8142.71.39130.1132.01.69136.1138.6
21Odisha2.93139.5141.11.31131.4131.62.18137.2138.4
22Chhattisgarh1.68142.8143.01.22132.1131.41.46138.7138.5
23Madhya Pradesh4.93131.9132.93.97131.6132.14.48131.8132.6
24Gujarat4.54139.9141.36.82129.1129.75.60133.8134.7
25Daman & Diu0.02161.2162.60.02131.4131.20.02148.7149.5
26Dadra & Nagar Haveli0.02136.6140.70.04129.0129.70.03131.5133.4
27Maharashtra8.25139.6141.518.86127.5128.513.18131.6132.9
28Andhra Pradesh5.40141.6141.53.64134.2134.44.58138.9138.9
29Karnataka5.09140.6140.96.81137.9138.45.89139.1139.6
30Goa0.14146.0145.00.25130.0130.30.19136.2136.0
31Lakshadweep0.01134.3137.60.01124.7127.30.01129.4132.3
32Kerala5.50138.9139.73.46137.1137.74.55138.3139.0
33Tamil Nadu5.55137.5138.39.20136.1136.77.25136.7137.4
34Puducherry0.08141.3141.30.27131.6132.50.17134.1134.7
35Andaman & Nicobar Islands0.05140.8139.60.07126.1129.20.06133.3134.3
36Telangana3.16137.6137.84.41134.7134.63.74136.0136.0
99All India100.00136.2137.9100.00131.8132.7100.00134.2135.5

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 August 2017 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

State/UT CodeName of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
Aug. 16 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
Aug. 16 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
Aug. 16 Index
(Final)
Aug. 17

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
01Jammu & Kashmir133.0141.86.62124.8130.24.33130.1137.75.84
02Himachal Pradesh131.8137.94.63123.1130.05.61130.2136.54.84
03Punjab129.4134.43.86126.7130.42.92128.2132.63.43
05Uttarakhand128.0131.32.58121.4126.64.28125.5129.53.19
06Haryana129.9135.24.08124.2129.84.51127.2132.74.32
07Delhi128.9133.43.49130.3137.55.53130.2137.35.45
08Rajasthan135.9140.83.61130.7136.04.06134.0139.13.81
09Uttar Pradesh132.5133.10.45129.5132.52.32131.4132.91.14
10Bihar135.4138.11.99126.8130.73.08134.1137.02.16
18Assam128.5132.32.96126.9130.72.99128.2132.02.96
19West Bengal133.0135.72.03128.3132.02.88130.8134.02.45
20Jharkhand135.8142.75.08126.9132.04.02132.4138.64.68
21Odisha139.4141.11.22127.9131.62.89136.2138.41.62
22Chhattisgarh139.8143.02.29128.9131.41.94135.6138.52.14
23Madhya Pradesh130.7132.91.68128.2132.13.04129.7132.62.24
24Gujarat137.0141.33.14127.0129.72.13131.3134.72.59
27Maharashtra134.0141.55.60124.5128.53.21127.7132.94.07
28Andhra Pradesh136.8141.53.44132.1134.41.74135.1138.92.81
29Karnataka135.9140.93.68134.7138.42.75135.3139.63.18
32Kerala130.5139.77.05131.0137.75.11130.7139.06.35
33Tamil Nadu130.7138.35.81130.1136.75.07130.3137.45.45
36Telangana131.7137.84.63129.8134.63.70130.7136.04.06
99All India133.5137.93.30128.4132.73.35131.1135.53.36#

Notes:

  1. Prov.         :  Provisional.
  2. #                :   More than those of Rural as well as Urban due to rounding.