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India’s Retail Inflation 5.69 per cent in December 2023

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS ON BASE 2012=100 FOR RURAL, URBAN AND COMBINED FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023

12 JAN 2024 5:30PM by PIB Delhi

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 December 2023 (Provisional) in this press note. CPIs for Sub-Groups and Groups for both All India and all States/UTs are also being 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 December 2023, NSO collected prices from 99.9% villages and 98.6% urban markets while the market-wise prices reported therein were 90.0% for rural and 93.7% for urban.

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

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

 Dec. 2023 (Prov.)Nov. 2023 (Final)Dec. 2022
RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.
InflationCPI (General)5.935.465.695.855.265.556.055.395.72
CFPI8.9710.429.538.389.338.705.052.804.19
IndexCPI (General)187.6183.6185.7188.2184.2186.3177.1174.1175.7
CFPI188.3194.9190.7190.1196.8192.4172.8176.5174.1

 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: December 2023 over November 2023

IndicesDec. 2023 (Prov.)Nov. 2023 (Final)Monthly change (%)
RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.
CPI (General)187.6183.6185.7188.2184.2186.3-0.32-0.33-0.32
CFPI188.3194.9190.7190.1196.8192.4-0.95-0.97-0.88

           Note: Figures of December 2023 are provisional.

Next date of release for January 2024 CPI is 12th February 2024 (Monday). For more details please visit the website www.mospi.gov.in

 

List of Annex

Annex Title
IAll-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for November 2023 (Final) and December 2023 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined
IIAll-India inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for December 2023 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined
IIIGeneral CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for November 2023 (Final) and December 2023 (Provisional)
IVYear-on-year inflation rates (%) of major States for Rural, Urban and Combined for December 2023 (Provisional)

 

Annex I

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

(Base: 2012=100)

Group CodeSub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined
WeightsNov. 23 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsNov. 23 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsNov. 23 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23 Index
(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)
 1.1.01Cereals and products12.35184.8186.26.59184.2185.69.67184.6186.0
 1.1.02Meat and fish4.38210.9208.12.73219.6217.53.61214.0211.4
 1.1.03Egg0.49190.4197.10.36194.8200.80.43192.1198.5
 1.1.04Milk and products7.72182.2182.35.33182.3182.56.61182.2182.4
 1.1.05Oils and fats4.21162.6162.42.81156.7156.73.56160.4160.3
 1.1.06Fruits2.88174.6172.72.90182.7178.92.89178.4175.6
 1.1.07Vegetables7.46199.9188.44.41246.0234.76.04215.5204.1
 1.1.08Pulses and products2.95202.9204.21.73209.3210.12.38205.1206.2
 1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery1.70129.7130.10.97130.9131.41.36130.1130.5
 1.1.10Spices3.11249.8249.11.79239.7238.72.50246.4245.6
 1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages1.37181.8182.01.13169.0169.21.26176.5176.7
 1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.5.56193.7194.35.54201.8202.45.55197.5198.1
1 Food and beverages54.18190.2188.836.29196.6195.345.86192.6191.2
2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants3.26202.9203.11.36208.5208.42.38204.4204.5
 3.1.01Clothing6.32194.4194.84.72184.5184.85.58190.5190.9
 3.1.02Footwear1.04189.8190.30.85171.0171.20.95182.0182.4
3 Clothing and footwear7.36193.7194.25.57182.4182.76.53189.2189.6
4 Housing21.67177.9176.910.07177.9176.9
5 Fuel and light7.94182.4183.15.58175.8175.46.84179.9180.2
 6.1.01Household goods and services3.75182.0182.53.87172.3172.73.80177.4177.9
 6.1.02Health6.83191.9192.54.81186.2186.85.89189.7190.3
 6.1.03Transport and communication7.60171.7171.89.73161.7161.98.59166.4166.6
 6.1.04Recreation and amusement1.37176.4177.02.04171.8171.91.68173.8174.1
 6.1.05Education3.46185.2185.35.62180.4180.34.46182.4182.4
 6.1.06Personal care and effects4.25186.7188.13.47187.9189.43.89187.2188.6
6 Miscellaneous27.26182.5183.029.53174.4174.828.32178.6179.0
General Index (All Groups)100.00188.2187.6100.00184.2183.6100.00186.3185.7
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)47.25190.1188.329.62196.8194.939.06192.4190.7

 

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 December 2023 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined

(Base: 2012=100)

Group CodeSub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined 
Dec. 22 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
Dec. 22 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
Dec. 22 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
 
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12) 
1.1.01Cereals and products168.8186.210.31170.2185.69.05169.2186.09.93 
1.1.02Meat and fish206.9208.10.58212.9217.52.16209.0211.41.15 
1.1.03Egg189.1197.14.23191.9200.84.64190.2198.54.36 
1.1.04Milk and products173.4182.35.13173.9182.54.95173.6182.45.07 
1.1.05Oils and fats193.9162.4-16.25179.1156.7-12.51188.5160.3-14.96 
1.1.06Fruits156.7172.710.21159.5178.912.16158.0175.611.14 
1.1.07Vegetables150.2188.425.43178.7234.731.34159.9204.127.64 
1.1.08Pulses and products170.5204.219.77171.3210.122.65170.8206.220.73 
1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery121.2130.17.34123.1131.46.74121.8130.57.14 
1.1.10Spices207.5249.120.05200.5238.719.05205.2245.619.69 
1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages176.8182.02.94162.8169.23.93171.0176.73.33 
1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.187.7194.33.52193.3202.44.71190.3198.14.10 
1Food and beverages174.4188.88.26178.6195.39.35175.9191.28.70 
2Pan, tobacco and intoxicants195.9203.13.68201.1208.43.63197.3204.53.65 
3.1.01Clothing188.1194.83.56177.7184.84.00184.0190.93.75 
3.1.02Footwear185.9190.32.37164.5171.24.07177.0182.43.05 
3Clothing and footwear187.8194.23.41175.7182.73.98183.0189.63.61 
4Housing170.7176.93.63170.7176.93.63 
5Fuel and light182.8183.10.16180.6175.4-2.88182.0180.2-0.99 
6.1.01Household goods and services176.4182.53.46167.3172.73.23172.1177.93.37 
6.1.02Health183.5192.54.90177.2186.85.42181.1190.35.08 
6.1.03Transport and communication167.8171.82.38159.4161.91.57163.4166.61.96 
6.1.04Recreation and amusement171.2177.03.39167.1171.92.87168.9174.13.08 
6.1.05Education177.3185.34.51171.8180.34.95174.1182.44.77 
6.1.06Personal care and effects175.7188.17.06176.0189.47.61175.8188.67.28 
6Miscellaneous175.5183.04.27168.2174.83.92172.0179.04.07 
General Index (All Groups)177.1187.65.93174.1183.65.46175.7185.75.69 
Consumer Food Price Index172.8188.38.97176.5194.910.42174.1190.79.53        

 

Notes:

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

 

Annex III

General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for November 2023 (Final) and December 2023 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

 

Sl. No.Name of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
WeightsNov. 23 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsNov. 23 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsNov. 23 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23 Index
(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
1Andhra Pradesh5.40190.8190.93.64191.6191.74.58191.1191.2
2Arunachal Pradesh0.14188.6189.20.060.10188.6189.2
3Assam2.63189.8189.60.79187.9186.81.77189.4189.0
4Bihar8.21183.3182.41.62189.3188.85.14184.2183.3
5Chhattisgarh1.68178.2177.81.22176.4175.51.46177.5176.9
6Delhi0.28170.1169.95.64169.8167.22.77169.8167.3
7Goa0.14173.9175.60.25174.3174.60.19174.1175.0
8Gujarat4.54184.3184.36.82174.5174.35.60178.8178.6
9Haryana3.30189.5187.23.35178.1177.53.32184.2182.7
10Himachal Pradesh1.03174.5174.20.26179.2178.50.67175.4175.0
11Jharkhand1.96184.5183.81.39185.4184.51.69184.8184.1
12Karnataka5.09190.0190.26.81192.2191.35.89191.2190.8
13Kerala5.50190.1190.83.46189.4189.14.55189.9190.2
14Madhya Pradesh4.93185.5184.53.97189.0187.84.48186.9185.9
15Maharashtra8.25189.2189.018.86179.9180.313.18183.0183.2
16Manipur0.23215.0216.30.12181.8181.70.18204.5205.4
17Meghalaya0.28171.8172.50.15176.9176.80.22173.4173.8
18Mizoram0.07201.9202.90.13174.4173.80.10185.1185.1
19Nagaland0.14191.9191.20.12178.8178.90.13186.3186.0
20Odisha2.93190.8190.11.31183.2183.12.18188.7188.1
21Punjab3.31182.2181.03.09175.7174.23.21179.3178.0
22Rajasthan6.63185.7185.04.23184.0183.85.51185.1184.6
23Sikkim0.06197.7197.80.03184.7185.10.05193.5193.7
24Tamil Nadu5.55192.9193.39.20191.4191.47.25192.0192.2
25Telangana3.16200.8201.04.41195.5194.03.74197.9197.2
26Tripura0.35206.5206.30.14197.4196.60.25204.2203.8
27Uttar Pradesh14.83186.7185.89.54185.0184.212.37186.1185.2
28Uttarakhand1.06181.9180.30.73186.1184.00.91183.5181.7
29West Bengal6.99193.3191.57.20188.9187.57.09191.2189.6
30Andaman & Nicobar Islands0.05198.5199.80.07187.2185.60.06192.8192.6
31Chandigarh0.02184.4182.70.34172.0170.80.17172.7171.5
32Dadra & Nagar Haveli0.02172.6172.50.04181.8181.30.03178.7178.4
33Daman & Diu0.02188.0185.50.02180.6180.40.02184.9183.4
34Jammu & Kashmir*1.14193.9194.00.72193.6191.50.94193.8193.1
35Lakshadweep0.01194.6194.10.01176.4177.30.01185.3185.5
36Puducherry0.08196.1196.70.27189.2189.70.17191.0191.5
All India100.00188.2187.6100.00184.2183.6100.00186.3185.7

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 December 2023 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

Sl. No.Name of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
Dec. 22 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
Dec. 22 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
Dec. 22 Index
(Final)
Dec. 23

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
1Andhra Pradesh180.6190.95.70182.2191.75.21181.2191.25.52
2Assam180.0189.65.33175.3186.86.56179.0189.05.59
3Bihar172.3182.45.86178.0188.86.07173.1183.35.89
4Chhattisgarh170.8177.84.10166.9175.55.15169.3176.94.49
5Delhi166.4169.92.10162.3167.23.02162.5167.32.95
6Gujarat171.6184.37.40163.2174.36.80166.8178.67.07
7Haryana173.5187.27.90168.5177.55.34171.2182.76.72
8Himachal Pradesh165.2174.25.45171.0178.54.39166.3175.05.23
9Jharkhand173.6183.85.88177.3184.54.06175.0184.15.20
10Karnataka176.1190.28.01181.4191.35.46178.9190.86.65
11Kerala183.1190.84.21181.0189.14.48182.4190.24.28
12Madhya Pradesh176.1184.54.77177.9187.85.56176.8185.95.15
13Maharashtra177.8189.06.30170.1180.36.00172.7183.26.08
14Odisha175.0190.18.63167.8183.19.12173.0188.18.73
15Punjab171.8181.05.36163.4174.26.61168.0178.05.95
16Rajasthan173.4185.06.69171.2183.87.36172.6184.66.95
17Tamil Nadu183.3193.35.46182.9191.44.65183.1192.24.97
18Telangana188.6201.06.57181.9194.06.65184.9197.26.65
19Uttar Pradesh175.8185.85.69174.9184.25.32175.5185.25.53
20Uttarakhand172.6180.34.46175.0184.05.14173.5181.74.73
21West Bengal181.8191.55.34179.3187.54.57180.6189.64.98
22Jammu & Kashmir*185.9194.04.36184.5191.53.79185.4193.14.15
All India177.1187.65.93174.1183.65.46175.7185.75.69

Notes:

  1. Prov.     :  Provisional.
  2. *    : 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).
  3. @   : States having population more than 50 lakhs as per Population Census 2011.