food-inflation

India’s Retail inflation has come down to 4.17 per cent in July, from 4.92 per cent in June. According to the data released by the ministry of program implementation and statistics, the inflation came down for July due to cheaper food.

Food inflation in July stood at a provisional 1.37 per cent, compared with 2.91 per cent in the previous month, the statement from the Central Statistics Office noted.

Retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), had come in at 2.36 percent in July, 2017.

CPI is the main price gauge that the Reserve Bank of India tracks.

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 July 2018. In addition to this, Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for all India Rural, Urban and Combined are also being released for July 2018. All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e., July 2018 over July 2017), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

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

IndicesJuly 2018 (Prov.)June 2018 (Final)July  2017 (Final)
RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.
CPI (General)4.114.324.174.934.854.922.412.172.36
CFPI2.18-0.361.373.661.562.910.07-0.99-0.36

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: July 2018 over June 2018

IndicesRuralUrbanCombined
Index Value% ChangeIndex Value% ChangeIndex Value% Change
Jul. 18Jun. 18Jul. 18Jun. 18Jul. 18Jun. 18
CPI (General)141.8140.50.93137.5136.20.95139.8138.50.94
CFPI140.7138.61.52139.1136.81.68140.2138.01.59

Note: Figures of July 2018 are provisional.

4.         Provisional indices for the month of July 2018 and also the final indices for June 2018 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 July 2018 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 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 September 2018 (Wednesday) for August 2018.                    

 

Annexure I

All India Consumer Price Indices

(Base: 2012=100)

 

Group CodeSub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined
WeightsJune 18 Index
(Final)
July 18 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsJune 18 Index
(Final)
July 18 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsJune 18 Index
(Final)
July 18 Index
(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)
 1.1.01Cereals and products12.35137.6138.46.59135.3135.69.67136.9137.5
 1.1.02Meat and fish4.38148.1149.22.73149.7148.63.61148.7149.0
 1.1.03Egg0.49136.7139.30.36133.9139.10.43135.6139.2
 1.1.04Milk and products7.72143.2143.55.33140.8141.06.61142.3142.6
 1.1.05Oils and fats4.21124.0124.22.81116.6116.73.56121.3121.4
 1.1.06Fruits2.88154.1153.22.90152.2149.92.89153.2151.7
 1.1.07Vegetables7.46143.5154.24.41144.0159.46.04143.7156.0
 1.1.08Pulses and products2.95126.0126.41.73112.3112.52.38121.4121.7
 1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery1.70112.4114.40.97108.4111.81.36111.1113.5
 1.1.10Spices3.11137.6138.11.79140.0140.32.50138.4138.8
 1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages1.37132.8132.81.13126.7126.81.26130.3130.3
 1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.5.56154.3154.85.54149.0149.45.55151.8152.3
1 Food and beverages54.18140.0142.036.29138.4140.345.86139.4141.4
2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants3.26157.3156.21.36161.0161.52.38158.3157.6
 3.1.01Clothing6.32151.3151.64.72138.9139.55.58146.4146.8
 3.1.02Footwear1.04144.7145.10.85128.7128.90.95138.1138.4
3 Clothing and footwear7.36150.3150.65.57137.4137.96.53145.2145.6
4 Housing21.67142.5143.610.07142.5143.6
5 Fuel and light7.94145.1146.85.58126.5128.16.84138.1139.7
 6.1.01Household goods and services3.75142.2143.13.87133.1133.63.80137.9138.6
 6.1.02Health6.83138.4138.94.81132.6133.55.89136.2136.9
 6.1.03Transport and communication7.60127.4127.59.73120.4120.18.59123.7123.6
 6.1.04Recreation and amusement1.37137.8138.42.04128.5128.91.68132.6133.0
 6.1.05Education3.46145.1145.85.62141.2143.94.46142.8144.7
 6.1.06Personal care and effects4.25131.4131.43.47128.2128.23.89130.1130.1
6 Miscellaneous27.26135.6136.029.53129.5130.228.32132.6133.2
General Index (All Groups)100.00140.5141.8100.00136.2137.5100.00138.5139.8
Consumer Food Price Index47.25138.6140.729.62136.8139.139.06138.0140.2

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 July 2018 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

 

Group CodeSub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined 
July 17 Index
(Final)
July 18

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
July 17 Index
(Final)
July 18

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
July 17 Index
(Final)
July 18

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
 
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12) 
1.1.01Cereals and products134.0138.43.28132.8135.62.11133.6137.52.92 
1.1.02Meat and fish144.2149.23.47148.4148.60.13145.7149.02.26 
1.1.03Egg129.8139.37.32129.4139.17.50129.6139.27.41 
1.1.04Milk and products139.0143.53.24137.7141.02.40138.5142.62.96 
1.1.05Oils and fats120.9124.22.73113.4116.72.91118.1121.42.79 
1.1.06Fruits143.9153.26.46139.4149.97.53141.8151.76.98 
1.1.07Vegetables151.5154.21.78175.1159.4-8.97159.5156.0-2.19 
1.1.08Pulses and products138.1126.4-8.47124.7112.5-9.78133.6121.7-8.91 
1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery120.0114.4-4.67121.5111.8-7.98120.5113.5-5.81 
1.1.10Spices133.9138.13.14137.8140.31.81135.2138.82.66 
1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages131.4132.81.07124.4126.81.93128.5130.31.40 
1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.147.7154.84.81143.7149.43.97145.8152.34.46 
1Food and beverages138.5142.02.53139.8140.30.36139.0141.41.73 
2Pan, tobacco and intoxicants147.4156.25.97150.5161.57.31148.2157.66.34 
3.1.01Clothing144.3151.65.06131.6139.56.00139.3146.85.38 
3.1.02Footwear138.1145.15.07123.7128.94.20132.1138.44.77 
3Clothing and footwear143.5150.64.95130.4137.95.75138.3145.65.28 
4Housing132.6143.68.30132.6143.68.30 
5Fuel and light135.3146.88.50119.7128.17.02129.4139.77.96 
6.1.01Household goods and services136.1143.15.14127.2133.65.03131.9138.65.08 
6.1.02Health132.1138.95.15125.0133.56.80129.4136.95.80 
6.1.03Transport and communication119.1127.57.05113.2120.16.10116.0123.66.55 
6.1.04Recreation and amusement130.6138.45.97123.5128.94.37126.6133.05.06 
6.1.05Education138.6145.85.19135.5143.96.20136.8144.75.77 
6.1.06Personal care and effects124.4131.45.63122.4128.24.74123.6130.15.26 
6Miscellaneous128.6136.05.75123.0130.25.85125.9133.25.80 
General Index (All Groups)136.2141.84.11131.8137.54.32134.2139.84.17 
Consumer Food Price Index137.7140.72.18139.6139.1-0.36138.3140.21.37        

 

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 CodeName of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
WeightsJune 18 Index
(Final)
July 18 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsJune 18 Index
(Final)
July 18 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsJune 18 Index
(Final)
July 18 Index
(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
01Jammu & Kashmir1.14148.2149.90.72137.3138.60.94144.4145.9
02Himachal Pradesh1.03138.9139.60.26134.9135.70.67138.2138.9
03Punjab3.31137.7139.43.09132.3133.13.21135.3136.6
04Chandigarh0.02141.0143.20.34133.3134.50.17133.7135.0
05Uttarakhand1.06132.8134.50.73131.3133.20.91132.2134.0
06Haryana3.30136.6138.33.35135.3135.73.32136.0137.1
07Delhi0.28132.2133.85.64137.1139.82.77136.8139.5
08Rajasthan6.63138.4140.34.23138.5140.95.51138.4140.5
09Uttar Pradesh14.83135.0136.69.54137.7139.812.37136.0137.7
10Bihar8.21140.5141.41.62135.3136.75.14139.7140.7
11Sikkim0.06147.4147.20.03145.2145.80.05146.7146.7
12Arunachal Pradesh0.14152.1155.60.060.10
13Nagaland0.14151.9152.80.12135.9137.70.13145.1146.4
14Manipur0.23165.0164.80.12134.3135.00.18155.3155.4
15Mizoram0.07137.8137.80.13129.7130.20.10132.9133.2
16Tripura0.35146.4147.80.14140.2141.30.25144.8146.1
17Meghalaya0.28140.0141.10.15130.8132.10.22137.1138.3
18Assam2.63139.6140.90.79131.9132.91.77138.0139.3
19West Bengal6.99143.0144.47.20137.2137.87.09140.3141.3
20Jharkhand1.96144.7147.31.39134.0136.31.69140.6143.1
21Odisha2.93143.7145.51.31132.2134.82.18140.5142.5
22Chhattisgarh1.68142.1143.91.22136.9139.31.46140.1142.1
23Madhya Pradesh4.93134.7135.93.97136.5138.44.48135.4136.9
24Gujarat4.54141.6142.36.82130.9132.55.60135.5136.8
25Daman & Diu0.02162.1163.10.02133.7133.60.02150.2150.7
26Dadra & Nagar Haveli0.02135.9139.90.04132.1132.10.03133.4134.7
27Maharashtra8.25143.2143.918.86132.5132.913.18136.1136.6
28Andhra Pradesh5.40144.1145.53.64136.6138.14.58141.3142.8
29Karnataka5.09141.3141.86.81141.8142.65.89141.6142.2
30Goa0.14150.3150.10.25135.1135.40.19141.0141.1
31Lakshadweep0.01133.8137.20.01135.3133.70.01134.6135.4
32Kerala5.50145.3146.33.46143.5144.54.55144.7145.7
33Tamil Nadu5.55143.2144.09.20140.6141.37.25141.7142.4
34Puducherry0.08144.9145.80.27137.6137.80.17139.5139.8
35Andaman & Nicobar Islands0.05144.8144.60.07136.4136.40.06140.5140.4
36Telangana3.16144.8146.34.41136.2137.73.74140.1141.6
99All India100.00140.5141.8100.00136.2137.5100.00138.5139.8

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 July 2018 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

 

State/UT CodeName of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
July 17 Index
(Final)
July 18

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
July 17 Index
(Final)
July 18

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
July 17 Index
(Final)
July 18

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
01Jammu & Kashmir140.1149.97.00129.0138.67.44136.2145.97.12
02Himachal Pradesh136.4139.62.35129.0135.75.19135.1138.92.81
03Punjab131.9139.45.69128.2133.13.82130.2136.64.92
05Uttarakhand129.1134.54.18124.1133.27.33127.2134.05.35
06Haryana133.6138.33.52127.6135.76.35130.8137.14.82
07Delhi131.9133.81.44136.3139.82.57136.1139.52.50
08Rajasthan138.4140.31.37134.7140.94.60137.1140.52.48
09Uttar Pradesh131.4136.63.96131.6139.86.23131.5137.74.71
10Bihar135.1141.44.66128.3136.76.55134.1140.74.92
18Assam130.1140.98.30129.2132.92.86129.9139.37.24
19West Bengal132.6144.48.90130.4137.85.67131.6141.37.37
20Jharkhand139.8147.35.36130.1136.34.77136.1143.15.14
21Odisha139.5145.54.30131.4134.82.59137.2142.53.86
22Chhattisgarh142.8143.90.77132.1139.35.45138.7142.12.45
23Madhya Pradesh131.9135.93.03131.6138.45.17131.8136.93.87
24Gujarat139.9142.31.72129.1132.52.63133.8136.82.24
27Maharashtra139.6143.93.08127.5132.94.24131.6136.63.80
28Andhra Pradesh141.6145.52.75134.2138.12.91138.9142.82.81
29Karnataka140.6141.80.85137.9142.63.41139.1142.22.23
32Kerala138.9146.35.33137.1144.55.40138.3145.75.35
33Tamil Nadu137.5144.04.73136.1141.33.82136.7142.44.17
36Telangana137.6146.36.32134.7137.72.23136.0141.64.12
99All India136.2141.84.11131.8137.54.32134.2139.84.17

Notes:

  1. Prov.               :  Provisional.