India’s Retail Inflation Drops To 4.87 Per Cent In October 2023

The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released 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 October 2023 (Provisional). CPIs for Sub-Groups and Groups for both All India and all States/UTs have also been released.

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 October 2023, NSO collected prices from 99.8% villages and 98.6% urban markets while the market-wise prices reported therein were 89.0% for rural and 92.0% for urban.

All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e. October 2023 over October 2022), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

All India year-on-year inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI: October 2023 over October 2022

 

Oct. 2023 (Prov.)

Sep. 2023 (Final)

Oct. 2022

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Inflation

CPI (General)

5.12

4.62

4.87

5.33

4.65

5.02

6.98

6.50

6.77

CFPI

6.58

6.63

6.61

6.71

6.35

6.62

7.30

6.53

7.01

Index

CPI (General)

187.0

183.4

185.3

185.8

182.2

184.1

177.9

175.3

176.7

CFPI

188.0

194.7

190.4

186.1

192.5

188.4

176.4

182.6

178.6

 Notes: Prov.  – Provisional, Combd. – Combined

 

  Monthly changes in the General Indices and CFPIs are given below:

Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: October 2023 over September 2023

Indices

Oct. 2023 (Prov.)

Sep. 2023 (Final)

Monthly change (%)

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

Rural

Urban

Combd.

CPI (General)

187.0

183.4

185.3

185.8

182.2

184.1

0.65

0.66

0.65

CFPI

188.0

194.7

190.4

186.1

192.5

188.4

1.02

1.14

1.06

           Note: Figures of October 2023 are provisional.

   Next date of release for November 2023 CPI is 12th December 2023 (Tuesday). For more details please visit the website www.mospi.gov.in

 

List of Annex

Annex

Title

I

All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for September 2023 (Final) and October 2023 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

II

All-India inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for October 2023 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

III

General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for September 2023 (Final) and October 2023 (Provisional)

IV

Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major States for Rural, Urban and Combined for October 2023 (Provisional)

 

 

Annex I

All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for September 2023 (Final) and October 2023 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

(Base: 2012=100)

Group Code

Sub-group Code

Description

Rural

Urban

Combined

Weights

Sep. 23 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Sep. 23 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Sep. 23 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23 Index
(Prov.)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

 

1.1.01

Cereals and products

12.35

181.4

182.9

6.59

181.3

182.7

9.67

181.4

182.8

 

1.1.02

Meat and fish

4.38

214.5

215.1

2.73

223.7

222.9

3.61

217.7

217.8

 

1.1.03

Egg

0.49

178.5

185.3

0.36

184.2

189.3

0.43

180.7

186.8

 

1.1.04

Milk and products

7.72

181.5

181.7

5.33

181.6

182.2

6.61

181.5

181.9

 

1.1.05

Oils and fats

4.21

164.5

163.1

2.81

158.3

157.0

3.56

162.2

160.9

 

1.1.06

Fruits

2.88

173.6

174.9

2.90

182.7

183.8

2.89

177.8

179.1

 

1.1.07

Vegetables

7.46

184.5

190.3

4.41

225.5

234.0

6.04

198.4

205.1

 

1.1.08

Pulses and products

2.95

195.0

199.7

1.73

200.1

205.7

2.38

196.7

201.7

 

1.1.09

Sugar and Confectionery

1.70

126.6

128.1

0.97

128.4

129.7

1.36

127.2

128.6

 

1.1.10

Spices

3.11

246.3

248.7

1.79

236.0

238.7

2.50

242.9

245.4

 

1.2.11

Non-alcoholic beverages

1.37

180.5

181.0

1.13

168.2

168.6

1.26

175.4

175.8

 

1.1.12

Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.

5.56

193.2

193.5

5.54

200.7

201.4

5.55

196.7

197.2

1

 

Food and beverages

54.18

186.7

188.4

36.29

193.0

194.9

45.86

189.0

190.8

2

 

Pan, tobacco and intoxicants

3.26

202.2

202.5

1.36

207.2

207.8

2.38

203.5

203.9

 

3.1.01

Clothing

6.32

193.3

193.8

4.72

183.2

184.1

5.58

189.3

190.0

 

3.1.02

Footwear

1.04

189.4

189.5

0.85

170.2

170.6

0.95

181.4

181.6

3

 

Clothing and footwear

7.36

192.7

193.2

5.57

181.2

182.1

6.53

188.1

188.8

4

 

Housing

21.67

176.2

177.7

10.07

176.2

177.7

5

 

Fuel and light

7.94

181.6

182.3

5.58

175.5

175.7

6.84

179.3

179.8

 

6.1.01

Household goods and services

3.75

181.3

181.7

3.87

171.7

171.9

3.80

176.8

177.1

 

6.1.02

Health

6.83

190.4

191.4

4.81

184.9

185.5

5.89

188.3

189.2

 

6.1.03

Transport and communication

7.60

171.3

171.4

9.73

161.3

161.4

8.59

166.0

166.1

 

6.1.04

Recreation and amusement

1.37

175.9

176.3

2.04

171.2

171.6

1.68

173.3

173.7

 

6.1.05

Education

3.46

184.9

184.8

5.62

180.3

180.4

4.46

182.2

182.2

 

6.1.06

Personal care and effects

4.25

185.1

185.2

3.47

186.1

186.2

3.89

185.5

185.6

6

 

Miscellaneous

27.26

181.6

181.9

29.53

173.7

173.9

28.32

177.8

178.0

General Index (All Groups)

100.00

185.8

187.0

100.00

182.2

183.4

100.00

184.1

185.3

Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)

47.25

186.1

188.0

29.62

192.5

194.7

39.06

188.4

190.4

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 October 2023 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

(Base: 2012=100)

Group Code

Sub-group Code

Description

Rural

Urban

Combined

Oct. 22 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

Oct. 22 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

Oct. 22 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

 

1.1.01

Cereals and products

164.7

182.9

11.05

166.4

182.7

9.80

165.2

182.8

10.65

 

1.1.02

Meat and fish

208.8

215.1

3.02

214.9

222.9

3.72

210.9

217.8

3.27

 

1.1.03

Egg

170.3

185.3

8.81

171.9

189.3

10.12

170.9

186.8

9.30

 

1.1.04

Milk and products

170.9

181.7

6.32

171.0

182.2

6.55

170.9

181.9

6.44

 

1.1.05

Oils and fats

191.6

163.1

-14.87

177.7

157.0

-11.65

186.5

160.9

-13.73

 

1.1.06

Fruits

162.2

174.9

7.83

165.7

183.8

10.92

163.8

179.1

9.34

 

1.1.07

Vegetables

184.8

190.3

2.98

228.6

234.0

2.36

199.7

205.1

2.70

 

1.1.08

Pulses and products

169.7

199.7

17.68

169.9

205.7

21.07

169.8

201.7

18.79

 

1.1.09

Sugar and Confectionery

121.1

128.1

5.78

123.4

129.7

5.11

121.9

128.6

5.50

 

1.1.10

Spices

201.6

248.7

23.36

196.4

238.7

21.54

199.9

245.4

22.76

 

1.2.11

Non-alcoholic beverages

175.8

181.0

2.96

161.6

168.6

4.33

169.9

175.8

3.47

 

1.1.12

Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.

185.6

193.5

4.26

191.5

201.4

5.17

188.3

197.2

4.73

1

 

Food and beverages

177.4

188.4

6.20

183.3

194.9

6.33

179.6

190.8

6.24

2

 

Pan, tobacco and intoxicants

194.9

202.5

3.90

200.1

207.8

3.85

196.3

203.9

3.87

 

3.1.01

Clothing

186.1

193.8

4.14

175.5

184.1

4.90

181.9

190.0

4.45

 

3.1.02

Footwear

184.4

189.5

2.77

162.6

170.6

4.92

175.3

181.6

3.59

3

 

Clothing and footwear

185.9

193.2

3.93

173.6

182.1

4.90

181.0

188.8

4.31

4

 

Housing

171.2

177.7

3.80

171.2

177.7

3.80

5

 

Fuel and light

180.8

182.3

0.83

180.0

175.7

-2.39

180.5

179.8

-0.39

 

6.1.01

Household goods and services

174.4

181.7

4.19

166.0

171.9

3.55

170.4

177.1

3.93

 

6.1.02

Health

181.2

191.4

5.63

174.7

185.5

6.18

178.7

189.2

5.88

 

6.1.03

Transport and communication

167.4

171.4

2.39

158.8

161.4

1.64

162.9

166.1

1.96

 

6.1.04

Recreation and amusement

170.6

176.3

3.34

166.3

171.6

3.19

168.2

173.7

3.27

 

6.1.05

Education

176.5

184.8

4.70

171.2

180.4

5.37

173.4

182.2

5.07

 

6.1.06

Personal care and effects

172.0

185.2

7.67

172.3

186.2

8.07

172.1

185.6

7.84

6

 

Miscellaneous

173.9

181.9

4.60

166.8

173.9

4.26

170.5

178.0

4.40

General Index (All Groups)

177.9

187.0

5.12

175.3

183.4

4.62

176.7

185.3

4.87

Consumer Food Price Index

176.4

188.0

6.58

182.6

194.7

6.63

178.6

190.4

6.61

Notes:

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

Annex III

General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for September 2023 (Final) and October 2023 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

 

Sl. No.

Name of the State/UT

Rural

Urban

Combined

Weights

Sep. 23 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Sep. 23 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23 Index
(Prov.)

Weights

Sep. 23 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23 Index
(Prov.)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

1

Andhra Pradesh

5.40

188.9

189.2

3.64

190.0

190.4

4.58

189.3

189.6

2

Arunachal Pradesh

0.14

187.5

190.3

0.06

0.10

187.5

190.3

3

Assam

2.63

188.4

189.5

0.79

185.5

186.7

1.77

187.8

188.9

4

Bihar

8.21

180.3

183.0

1.62

187.2

188.8

5.14

181.3

183.8

5

Chhattisgarh

1.68

175.9

177.3

1.22

174.2

175.2

1.46

175.2

176.5

6

Delhi

0.28

169.0

169.4

5.64

168.8

169.4

2.77

168.8

169.4

7

Goa

0.14

173.8

172.9

0.25

173.0

173.8

0.19

173.3

173.5

8

Gujarat

4.54

182.3

183.6

6.82

173.0

174.4

5.60

177.0

178.4

9

Haryana

3.30

187.5

188.6

3.35

176.4

177.3

3.32

182.3

183.3

10

Himachal Pradesh

1.03

173.4

173.7

0.26

178.7

179.2

0.67

174.4

174.7

11

Jharkhand

1.96

181.8

184.0

1.39

183.4

185.2

1.69

182.4

184.5

12

Karnataka

5.09

187.3

187.8

6.81

190.4

191.2

5.89

189.0

189.6

13

Kerala

5.50

189.1

188.9

3.46

187.3

188.0

4.55

188.5

188.6

14

Madhya Pradesh

4.93

182.1

183.5

3.97

185.8

187.1

4.48

183.6

185.0

15

Maharashtra

8.25

186.2

187.5

18.86

178.0

179.4

13.18

180.7

182.1

16

Manipur

0.23

213.7

212.7

0.12

180.1

179.9

0.18

203.1

202.3

17

Meghalaya

0.28

172.0

172.2

0.15

177.7

177.9

0.22

173.8

174.0

18

Mizoram

0.07

200.2

200.4

0.13

174.9

175.1

0.10

184.8

185.0

19

Nagaland

0.14

192.5

191.1

0.12

178.6

178.6

0.13

186.6

185.8

20

Odisha

2.93

187.8

189.6

1.31

181.5

182.9

2.18

186.0

187.7

21

Punjab

3.31

180.9

181.0

3.09

172.2

173.9

3.21

177.0

177.8

22

Rajasthan

6.63

183.0

184.1

4.23

182.3

182.8

5.51

182.8

183.6

23

Sikkim

0.06

196.7

197.2

0.03

184.6

185.1

0.05

192.8

193.3

24

Tamil Nadu

5.55

189.3

190.6

9.20

188.3

189.3

7.25

188.7

189.8

25

Telangana

3.16

198.6

199.8

4.41

192.8

193.5

3.74

195.4

196.3

26

Tripura

0.35

203.5

207.5

0.14

194.9

196.8

0.25

201.3

204.7

27

Uttar Pradesh

14.83

184.1

184.9

9.54

183.6

184.5

12.37

183.9

184.8

28

Uttarakhand

1.06

181.2

180.1

0.73

183.9

184.1

0.91

182.2

181.6

29

West Bengal

6.99

192.6

195.0

7.20

186.8

189.5

7.09

189.9

192.4

30

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

0.05

191.8

195.0

0.07

179.4

183.9

0.06

185.5

189.4

31

Chandigarh

0.02

184.5

185.1

0.34

171.0

171.7

0.17

171.8

172.5

32

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

0.02

170.5

171.6

0.04

179.2

180.9

0.03

176.3

177.8

33

Daman & Diu

0.02

187.3

186.6

0.02

178.8

180.3

0.02

183.7

184.0

34

Jammu & Kashmir*

1.14

191.6

192.8

0.72

190.7

192.1

0.94

191.3

192.6

35

Lakshadweep

0.01

199.3

196.0

0.01

178.7

180.7

0.01

188.8

188.2

36

Puducherry

0.08

194.7

193.6

0.27

186.9

187.8

0.17

188.9

189.3

All India

100.00

185.8

187.0

100.00

182.2

183.4

100.00

184.1

185.3

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 October 2023 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

Sl. No.

Name of the State/UT

Rural

Urban

Combined

Oct. 22 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

Oct. 22 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

Oct. 22 Index
(Final)

Oct. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

1

Andhra Pradesh

180.2

189.2

4.99

182.6

190.4

4.27

181.1

189.6

4.69

2

Assam

181.2

189.5

4.58

176.3

186.7

5.90

180.2

188.9

4.83

3

Bihar

173.2

183.0

5.66

178.8

188.8

5.59

174.0

183.8

5.63

4

Chhattisgarh

174.0

177.3

1.90

169.6

175.2

3.30

172.3

176.5

2.44

5

Delhi

166.9

169.4

1.50

165.2

169.4

2.54

165.3

169.4

2.48

6

Gujarat

173.3

183.6

5.94

166.4

174.4

4.81

169.4

178.4

5.31

7

Haryana

175.4

188.6

7.53

170.1

177.3

4.23

172.9

183.3

6.02

8

Himachal Pradesh

166.8

173.7

4.14

172.9

179.2

3.64

167.9

174.7

4.05

9

Jharkhand

173.9

184.0

5.81

179.5

185.2

3.18

176.0

184.5

4.83

10

Karnataka

176.3

187.8

6.52

182.2

191.2

4.94

179.5

189.6

5.63

11

Kerala

181.6

188.9

4.02

179.7

188.0

4.62

180.9

188.6

4.26

12

Madhya Pradesh

177.2

183.5

3.56

178.8

187.1

4.64

177.9

185.0

3.99

13

Maharashtra

178.9

187.5

4.81

171.1

179.4

4.85

173.7

182.1

4.84

14

Odisha

178.4

189.6

6.28

171.0

182.9

6.96

176.3

187.7

6.47

15

Punjab

172.4

181.0

4.99

164.1

173.9

5.97

168.7

177.8

5.39

16

Rajasthan

173.4

184.1

6.17

171.7

182.8

6.46

172.8

183.6

6.25

17

Tamil Nadu

182.2

190.6

4.61

182.7

189.3

3.61

182.5

189.8

4.00

18

Telangana

190.7

199.8

4.77

182.7

193.5

5.91

186.3

196.3

5.37

19

Uttar Pradesh

175.9

184.9

5.12

175.9

184.5

4.89

175.9

184.8

5.06

20

Uttarakhand

172.6

180.1

4.35

175.4

184.1

4.96

173.6

181.6

4.61

21

West Bengal

185.9

195.0

4.90

182.6

189.5

3.78

184.3

192.4

4.40

22

Jammu & Kashmir*

186.0

192.8

3.66

186.2

192.1

3.17

186.1

192.6

3.49

All India

177.9

187.0

5.12

175.3

183.4

4.62

176.7

185.3

4.87