Related Last Previous Reference Unit
Inflation Rate 0.3 1.4 Oct/25 %
Export Prices 160.4 159.6 Jan/24 points
Import Prices 140.4 157.3 Jan/24 points
CPI Transportation 172.3 173.6 Oct/25 points
Food Inflation -5.0 -2.3 Oct/25 %
Inflation Rate MoM 0.2 0.1 Oct/25 %
Producer Prices 154.9 155.2 Sep/25 points
Producer Prices Change -1.2 0.1 Oct/25 %
Producer Price Inflation MoM -0.1 0.2 Oct/25 %
Inflation Expectations 8.7 9.0 Sep/25 %
CPI Housing Utilities 188.1 186.4 Oct/25 points
Gasoline Prices 1.1 1.1 Oct/25 USD/liter

India Consumer Price Index CPI
In 2013, the consumer price index replaced the wholesale price index (WPI) as a main measure of inflation. In India, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and beverages (45.86 percent of total weight), of which Cereals and products (9.67 percent), Milk and products (6.61 percent), Vegetables (6.04 percent), Prepared meals, snacks, sweets, etc. (5.55 percent), Meat and fish (3.61 percent), and Oils and fats (3.56 percent). Miscellaneous accounts for 28.32 percent, of which Transport and communication (8.59 percent), health (5.89 percent), and education (4.46 percent). Housing accounts for 10.07 percent; Fuel and light for 6.84 percent; Clothing and footwear for 6.53 percent; and Pan, tobacco and intoxicants for 2.38 percent.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
197.3 197.0 197.3 126.0 points MS
NSA, 2011-12 Prices