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Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of March 2019

April 12, 2019
Press Information Bureau 
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
12-April-2019 17:30 IST

Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of March 2019 
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.
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 2. In this press note, the CPI (Rural, Urban, Combined) on Base 2012=100 is being released for the month of March 2019. In addition to this, Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for all India Rural, Urban and Combined are also being released for March 2019. All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e., March2019 over March 2018), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

All India Inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI
Indices
March 2019 (Prov.)
February 2019 (Final)
March 2018 (Final)
Rural
Urban
Combd.
Rural
Urban
Combd.
Rural
Urban
Combd.
CPI (General)
1.80
4.10
2.86
1.81
3.43
2.57
4.44
4.12
4.28
CFPI
-1.46
3.47
0.30
-1.75
1.27
-0.73
3.71
1.22
2.81
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: Mar. 2019 over Feb. 2019

Indices
Rural
Urban
Combined
Index Value
% Change
Index Value
% Change
Index Value
% Change
Mar.19
Feb.19
Mar.19
Feb.19
Mar.19
Feb.19
CPI (General)
141.2
141.0
0.14
139.5
138.6
0.65
140.4
139.9
0.36
CFPI
135.1
135.0
0.07
137.3
135.5
1.33
135.9
135.1
0.59

Note: Figures of March 2019 are provisional.

4.         Provisional indices for the month of March 2019 and also the final indices for February 2019 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 March 2019 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 and selected villages by the Field Operations Division of NSSO. Price data are received through web portals, maintained by the National Informatics Centre.

Next date of release:  13th May 2019 (Monday) for April 2019.                 

Annexure I
All India Consumer Price Indices
(Base: 2012=100)
Group Code
Sub-group Code
Description
Rural
Urban
Combined
Weights

Feb. 19 Index

(Final)

Mar. 19 Index

(Prov.)
Weights

Feb. 19 Index

(Final)

Mar. 19 Index

(Prov.)
Weights

Feb. 19 Index

(Final)

Mar. 19 Index

(Prov.)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
1.1.01
Cereals and products
12.35
136.8
137.0
6.59
139.4
139.7
9.67
137.6
137.9
1.1.02
Meat and fish
4.38
153.0
154.1
2.73
150.1
151.1
3.61
152.0
153.0
1.1.03
Egg
0.49
139.1
138.7
0.36
145.3
142.9
0.43
141.5
140.3
1.1.04
Milk and products
7.72
142.5
142.5
5.33
141.7
141.9
6.61
142.2
142.3
1.1.05
Oils and fats
4.21
124.1
124.1
2.81
118.4
118.4
3.56
122.0
122.0
1.1.06
Fruits
2.88
135.8
136.1
2.90
137.0
139.4
2.89
136.4
137.6
1.1.07
Vegetables
7.46
128.7
128.2
4.41
131.6
141.2
6.04
129.7
132.6
1.1.08
Pulses and products
2.95
121.5
122.3
1.73
119.9
120.7
2.38
121.0
121.8
1.1.09
Sugar and Confectionery
1.70
108.3
108.3
0.97
110.4
110.4
1.36
109.0
109.0
1.1.10
Spices
3.11
139.2
138.9
1.79
140.8
140.7
2.50
139.7
139.5
1.2.11
Non-alcoholic beverages
1.37
137.4
137.5
1.13
128.3
128.5
1.26
133.6
133.7
1.1.12
Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.
5.56
156.2
156.5
5.54
153.5
153.9
5.55
154.9
155.3
1
Food and beverages
54.18
137.2
137.3
36.29
138.0
139.6
45.86
137.5
138.1
2
Pan, tobacco and intoxicants
3.26
162.8
162.9
1.36
164.9
165.3
2.38
163.4
163.5
3.1.01
Clothing
6.32
150.5
150.8
4.72
143.3
143.5
5.58
147.7
147.9
3.1.02
Footwear
1.04
146.1
146.1
0.85
130.8
131.2
0.95
139.7
139.9
3
Clothing and footwear
7.36
149.9
150.2
5.57
141.4
141.6
6.53
146.5
146.8
4
Housing
–
–
–
21.67
148.5
149.0
10.07
148.5
149.0
5
Fuel and light
7.94
145.3
146.5
5.58
127.1
128.8
6.84
138.4
139.8
6.1.01
Household goods and services
3.75
150.1
150.1
3.87
136.6
136.8
3.80
143.7
143.8
6.1.02
Health
6.83
149.9
150.4
4.81
138.5
139.2
5.89
145.6
146.2
6.1.03
Transport and communication
7.60
129.2
129.9
9.73
119.2
119.9
8.59
123.9
124.6
6.1.04
Recreation and amusement
1.37
143.4
143.8
2.04
132.2
133.0
1.68
137.1
137.7
6.1.05
Education
3.46
155.5
155.6
5.62
146.6
146.7
4.46
150.3
150.4
6.1.06
Personal care and effects
4.25
134.9
134.0
3.47
133.0
132.5
3.89
134.1
133.4
6
Miscellaneous
27.26
142.2
142.4
29.53
132.4
132.8
28.32
137.4
137.7
General Index (All Groups)
100.00
141.0
141.2
100.00
138.6
139.5
100.00
139.9
140.4
Consumer Food Price Index
47.25
135.0
135.1
29.62
135.5
137.3
39.06
135.1
135.9

Notes:

Prov.        : Provisional.
 –              : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
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 March 2019 (Provisional)
(Base: 2012=100)
Group Code
Sub-group Code
Description
Rural
Urban
Combined

Mar. 18 Index

(Final)
Mar. 19

Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)

Mar. 18 Index

(Final)
Mar. 19

Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)

Mar. 18 Index

(Final)
Mar. 19

Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
1.1.01
Cereals and products
136.8
137.0
0.15
135.0
139.7
3.48
136.2
137.9
1.25
1.1.02
Meat and fish
143.8
154.1
7.16
143.1
151.1
5.59
143.6
153.0
6.55
1.1.03
Egg
140.0
138.7
-0.93
135.5
142.9
5.46
138.3
140.3
1.45
1.1.04
Milk and products
142.0
142.5
0.35
139.9
141.9
1.43
141.2
142.3
0.78
1.1.05
Oils and fats
123.2
124.1
0.73
116.5
118.4
1.63
120.7
122.0
1.08
1.1.06
Fruits
152.9
136.1
-10.99
138.5
139.4
0.65
146.2
137.6
-5.88
1.1.07
Vegetables
138.0
128.2
-7.10
128.0
141.2
10.31
134.6
132.6
-1.49
1.1.08
Pulses and products
129.3
122.3
-5.41
115.5
120.7
4.50
124.6
121.8
-2.25
1.1.09
Sugar and Confectionery
117.1
108.3
-7.51
114.2
110.4
-3.33
116.1
109.0
-6.12
1.1.10
Spices
136.3
138.9
1.91
140.7
140.7
0.00
137.8
139.5
1.23
1.2.11
Non-alcoholic beverages
131.2
137.5
4.80
126.2
128.5
1.82
129.1
133.7
3.56
1.1.12
Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.
152.8
156.5
2.42
147.6
153.9
4.27
150.4
155.3
3.26
1
Food and beverages
138.6
137.3
-0.94
134.8
139.6
3.56
137.2
138.1
0.66
2
Pan, tobacco and intoxicants
155.1
162.9
5.03
159.7
165.3
3.51
156.3
163.5
4.61
3.1.01
Clothing
149.2
150.8
1.07
136.7
143.5
4.97
144.3
147.9
2.49
3.1.02
Footwear
143.0
146.1
2.17
126.7
131.2
3.55
136.2
139.9
2.72
3
Clothing and footwear
148.3
150.2
1.28
135.2
141.6
4.73
143.1
146.8
2.59
4
Housing
–
–
–
142.0
149.0
4.93
142.0
149.0
4.93
5
Fuel and light
142.6
146.5
2.73
126.4
128.8
1.90
136.5
139.8
2.42
6.1.01
Household goods and services
139.9
150.1
7.29
130.8
136.8
4.59
135.6
143.8
6.05
6.1.02
Health
136.7
150.4
10.02
130.5
139.2
6.67
134.3
146.2
8.86
6.1.03
Transport and communication
124.6
129.9
4.25
117.8
119.9
1.78
121.0
124.6
2.98
6.1.04
Recreation and amusement
135.1
143.8
6.44
126.8
133.0
4.89
130.4
137.7
5.60
6.1.05
Education
142.7
155.6
9.04
137.8
146.7
6.46
139.8
150.4
7.58
6.1.06
Personal care and effects
129.3
134.0
3.63
126.7
132.5
4.58
128.2
133.4
4.06
6
Miscellaneous
133.3
142.4
6.83
127.1
132.8
4.48
130.3
137.7
5.68
General Index (All Groups)
138.7
141.2
1.80
134.0
139.5
4.10
136.5
140.4
2.86
Consumer Food Price Index
137.1
135.1
-1.46
132.7
137.3
3.47
135.5
135.9
0.30

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

Annexure III
State/UT wise General Consumer Price Indices
(Base: 2012=100)
State/UT Code
Name of the State/UT
Rural
Urban
Combined
Weights

Feb. 19 Index

(Final)

Mar. 19 Index

(Prov.)
Weights

Feb. 19 Index

(Final)

Mar. 19 Index

(Prov.)
Weights

Feb. 19 Index

(Final)

Mar. 19 Index

(Prov.)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
01
Jammu & Kashmir
1.14
150.2
149.5
0.72
143.7
144.9
0.94
147.9
147.9
02
Himachal Pradesh
1.03
135.5
136.1
0.26
136.7
137.9
0.67
135.7
136.4
03
Punjab
3.31
140.3
140.5
3.09
132.2
133.0
3.21
136.7
137.1
04
Chandigarh
0.02
137.9
139.1
0.34
135.1
136.0
0.17
135.3
136.2
05
Uttarakhand
1.06
136.4
137.0
0.73
132.7
134.5
0.91
135.0
136.1
06
Haryana
3.30
133.9
134.7
3.35
134.6
135.5
3.32
134.2
135.1
07
Delhi
0.28
142.0
145.4
5.64
141.6
142.0
2.77
141.6
142.2
08
Rajasthan
6.63
140.9
141.3
4.23
139.7
140.8
5.51
140.5
141.1
09
Uttar Pradesh
14.83
136.8
137.6
9.54
139.0
139.9
12.37
137.6
138.4
10
Bihar
8.21
140.9
140.3
1.62
135.9
137.4
5.14
140.2
139.9
11
Sikkim
0.06
148.7
148.2
0.03
146.0
147.0
0.05
147.8
147.8
12
Arunachal Pradesh
0.14
158.9
157.2
0.06
—
—
0.10
—
—
13
Nagaland
0.14
161.7
161.8
0.12
140.4
141.0
0.13
152.6
153.0
14
Manipur
0.23
168.0
169.8
0.12
141.5
143.0
0.18
159.6
161.3
15
Mizoram
0.07
139.4
139.7
0.13
130.1
131.4
0.10
133.7
134.6
16
Tripura
0.35
149.2
150.0
0.14
143.5
144.3
0.25
147.7
148.5
17
Meghalaya
0.28
138.0
137.3
0.15
133.4
133.4
0.22
136.6
136.1
18
Assam
2.63
144.1
144.0
0.79
137.7
138.8
1.77
142.8
142.9
19
West Bengal
6.99
142.7
143.4
7.20
139.2
141.3
7.09
141.0
142.4
20
Jharkhand
1.96
143.0
143.2
1.39
139.3
140.3
1.69
141.6
142.1
21
Odisha
2.93
140.0
140.4
1.31
136.3
137.7
2.18
139.0
139.6
22
Chhattisgarh
1.68
139.1
138.5
1.22
137.6
138.5
1.46
138.5
138.5
23
Madhya Pradesh
4.93
135.6
135.8
3.97
139.5
140.6
4.48
137.2
137.8
24
Gujarat
4.54
138.9
138.8
6.82
133.1
134.2
5.60
135.6
136.2
25
Daman & Diu
0.02
142.8
141.8
0.02
133.8
135.9
0.02
139.0
139.3
26
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
0.02
138.6
140.2
0.04
132.4
133.5
0.03
134.5
135.7
27
Maharashtra
8.25
141.4
141.6
18.86
134.8
135.3
13.18
137.0
137.4
28
Andhra Pradesh
5.40
140.4
140.3
3.64
139.9
140.3
4.58
140.2
140.3
29
Karnataka
5.09
145.3
145.5
6.81
146.3
147.3
5.89
145.8
146.5
30
Goa
0.14
147.6
148.2
0.25
134.7
135.6
0.19
139.7
140.5
31
Lakshadweep
0.01
138.5
141.1
0.01
132.8
133.4
0.01
135.6
137.2
32
Kerala
5.50
150.6
150.7
3.46
145.7
146.6
4.55
148.9
149.3
33
Tamil Nadu
5.55
145.0
145.3
9.20
142.1
143.0
7.25
143.3
143.9
34
Puducherry
0.08
140.8
141.2
0.27
142.1
142.9
0.17
141.8
142.5
35
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0.05
158.5
156.8
0.07
140.6
139.9
0.06
149.4
148.2
36
Telangana
3.16
138.2
138.2
4.41
139.1
139.8
3.74
138.7
139.1
99
All India
100.00
141.0
141.2
100.00
138.6
139.5
100.00
139.9
140.4

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 March 2019 (Provisional)
(Base: 2012=100)
State/UT Code
Name of the State/UT
Rural
Urban
Combined

Mar. 18 Index

(Final)
Mar. 19

Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)

Mar. 18 Index

(Final)
Mar. 19

Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)

Mar. 18 Index

(Final)
Mar. 19

Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
01
Jammu & Kashmir
147.2
149.5
1.56
134.5
144.9
7.73
142.7
147.9
3.64
02
Himachal Pradesh
139.4
136.1
-2.37
132.7
137.9
3.92
138.2
136.4
-1.30
03
Punjab
135.7
140.5
3.54
129.4
133.0
2.78
132.9
137.1
3.16
05
Uttarakhand
131.5
137.0
4.18
129.0
134.5
4.26
130.6
136.1
4.21
06
Haryana
135.2
134.7
-0.37
132.1
135.5
2.57
133.7
135.1
1.05
07
Delhi
131.8
145.4
10.32
137.5
142.0
3.27
137.2
142.2
3.64
08
Rajasthan
137.7
141.3
2.61
135.6
140.8
3.83
137.0
141.1
2.99
09
Uttar Pradesh
133.4
137.6
3.15
135.3
139.9
3.40
134.1
138.4
3.21
10
Bihar
139.6
140.3
0.50
133.6
137.4
2.84
138.7
139.9
0.87
18
Assam
137.1
144.0
5.03
131.2
138.8
5.79
135.9
142.9
5.15
19
West Bengal
140.8
143.4
1.85
136.5
141.3
3.52
138.8
142.4
2.59
20
Jharkhand
142.0
143.2
0.85
131.5
140.3
6.69
138.0
142.1
2.97
21
Odisha
140.6
140.4
-0.14
131.0
137.7
5.11
137.9
139.6
1.23
22
Chhattisgarh
139.5
138.5
-0.72
133.8
138.5
3.51
137.3
138.5
0.87
23
Madhya Pradesh
132.6
135.8
2.41
133.5
140.6
5.32
133.0
137.8
3.61
24
Gujarat
139.3
138.8
-0.36
127.6
134.2
5.17
132.7
136.2
2.64
27
Maharashtra
141.4
141.6
0.14
130.0
135.3
4.08
133.8
137.4
2.69
28
Andhra Pradesh
142.1
140.3
-1.27
135.0
140.3
3.93
139.5
140.3
0.57
29
Karnataka
139.2
145.5
4.53
139.3
147.3
5.74
139.3
146.5
5.17
32
Kerala
142.5
150.7
5.75
139.7
146.6
4.94
141.5
149.3
5.51
33
Tamil Nadu
140.6
145.3
3.34
137.9
143.0
3.70
139.0
143.9
3.53
36
Telangana
142.4
138.2
-2.95
134.8
139.8
3.71
138.2
139.1
0.65
99
All India
138.7
141.2
1.80
134.0
139.5
4.10
136.5
140.4
2.86

Notes:
Prov.    :  Provisional.

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