All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of April, 2025 over April, 2024 is 3.16%

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All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of April, 2025 over April, 2024 is 3.16%

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS ON BASE 2012=100 FOR RURAL, URBAN AND COMBINED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2025

Posted On: 13 MAY 2025 4:00PM by PIB Delhi

I. Key highlights:

Headline Inflation: Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of April, 2025 over April, 2024 is 3.16% (Provisional). There is decline of 18 basis points in headline inflation of April, 2025 in comparison to March, 2025. It is the lowest year-on-year inflation after July, 2019.

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Food Inflation: Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for the month of April, 2025 over April, 2024 is 1.78% (Provisional). Corresponding inflation rate for rural and urban are 1.85% and 1.64%, respectively. All India inflation rates for CPI(General) and CFPI over the last 13 months are shown below. A sharp decline of 91 basis point is observed in food inflation in April, 2025 in comparison to March, 2025. The food inflation in April, 2025 is the lowest after October, 2021.

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The significant decline in headline inflation and food inflation during the month of April, 2025 is mainly attributed to decline in inflation of Vegetables, Pulses & Products, Fruits, Meat and fish, Personal care and effects and Cereals and Products.

Rural Inflation: Significant decline in headline and food inflation in rural sector observed in April, 2025. The headline inflation is 2.92% (provisional) in April, 2025 while the same was 3.25% in March, 2025. The CFPI based food inflation in rural sector is observed as 1.85% in April, 2025 in comparison to 2.82% in March, 2025.

Urban Inflation: Decline from 3.43% in March, 2025 to 3.36% (Provisional) in April, 2025 is observed in headline inflation of urban sector. However, sharp decline is observed in food inflation from 2.48% in March, 2025 to 1.64% in April, 2025.

Housing Inflation: Year-on-year Housing inflation rate for the month of April, 2025 is 3.00%. Corresponding inflation rate for the month of March, 2025 was 3.03%. The housing index is compiled for urban sector only.

Education Inflation: Year-on-year Education inflation rate for the month of April, 2025 is 4.13%. Corresponding inflation rate for the month of March, 2025 was 3.98%. It is combined education inflation for both rural and urban sector.

Health Inflation: Year-on-year Health inflation rate for the month of April, 2025 is 4.25%. Corresponding inflation rate for the month of March, 2025 was 4.26%. It is combined health inflation for both rural and urban sector.

Transport & Communication: Year-on-year Transport & communication inflation rate for the month of April, 2025 is 3.73%. Corresponding inflation rate for the month of March, 2025 was 3.36%. It is combined inflation rate for both rural and urban sector.

Fuel & light: Year-on-year Fuel & light inflation rate for the month of April, 2025 is 2.92%. Corresponding inflation rate for the month of March, 2025 was 1.42%. It is combined inflation rate for both rural and urban sector.

Top five major states with high Year on Year inflation for the month of April, 2025 are shown in the graph below.

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All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e.

April, 2025 over April, 2024), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

All India CPI (General), CFPI and corresponding Inflation rates (%) for the months of April 2025 (Provisional), March, 2025 (Final) and April, 2024

 

April, 2025 (Prov.)

March, 2025 (Final)April, 2024 (Final)
RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.
InflationCPI (General)2.923.363.163.253.433.345.434.114.83
CFPI1.851.641.782.822.482.698.758.568.70
IndexCPI (General)194.0190.9192.6193.9189.9192.0188.5184.7186.7
CFPI192.4198.6194.6193.1198.2194.9188.9195.4191.2

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: April, 2025 over March, 2025

Indices

April, 2025 (Prov.)March, 2025 (Final)Monthly change (%)
RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.
CPI (General)194.0190.9192.6193.9189.9192.00.050.530.31
CFPI192.4198.6194.6193.1198.2194.9-0.360.20-0.15

Notes: Prov. – Provisional, Combd. – Combined

Response rate: 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 April 2025, NSO collected prices from 100% villages and 98.6% urban markets while the market-wise prices reported therein were 89.4% for rural and 92.3% for urban.

Next date of release for May 2025 CPI is 12th June 2025 (Thursday) or the next working day in case of 12th being a holiday. For more details, please visit the website www.cpi.mospi.gov.in or esankhyiki.mospi.gov.in

List of Annex

Annex

Title
IAll-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March, 2025 (Final) and April, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Annexure I)
IIAll-India inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for April, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Annexure II)
IIIGeneral CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March, 2025 (Final) and April, 2025 (Provisional) (Annexure III)
IVYear-on-year inflation rates (%) of major States for Rural, Urban and Combined for April, 2025 (Provisional) (Annexure IV)
V  Year -on-year inflation rate (%) of key items for March, 2025 (Final) and April, 2025 (Provisional) (Base: 2012=100) (Base: 2012=100) (Annexure V)
VI Time Series Data for All India General CPI (Base 2012 =100) Since January, 2013 (Annexure VI)
VII Time Series Data for All India Year-on-year inflation rates (%) based on General CPI (Base 2012=100) Since January, 2014 (Annexure VII)

Annexure I

All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March, 2025 (Final) and April, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Base: 2012=100)

Group Code

Sub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined
WeightsMar. 25 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsMar. 25 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsMar. 25 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)
 1.1.01Cereals and products12.35200.8199.06.59198.9198.69.67200.2198.9
 1.1.02Meat and fish4.38218.1222.62.73228.3231.33.61221.7225.7
 1.1.03Egg0.49185.4181.00.36190.2186.70.43187.3183.2
 1.1.04Milk and products7.72187.9188.45.33188.4189.36.61188.1188.7
 1.1.05Oils and fats4.21189.7190.62.81177.4178.23.56185.2186.0
 1.1.06Fruits2.88201.6209.32.90204.5213.22.89203.0211.1
 1.1.07Vegetables7.46171.0164.84.41204.3200.36.04182.3176.8
 1.1.08Pulses and products2.95194.3190.31.73199.3195.42.38196.0192.0
 1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery1.70133.1133.80.97135.0135.91.36133.7134.5
 1.1.10Spices3.11222.9222.31.79220.5220.12.50222.1221.6
 1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages1.37188.9189.61.13178.1179.01.26184.4185.2
 1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.5.56202.9203.65.54214.9215.35.55208.5209.0
1 Food and beverages54.18194.0193.436.29200.1200.545.86196.2196.0
2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants3.26209.7209.61.36213.8214.42.38210.8210.9
 3.1.01Clothing6.32201.0201.24.72191.2191.85.58197.1197.5
 3.1.02Footwear1.04194.3194.50.85176.6177.10.95186.9187.3
3 Clothing and footwear7.36200.0200.35.57189.0189.66.53195.6196.1
4 Housing21.67183.6185.310.07183.6185.3
5 Fuel and light7.94182.7183.45.58171.2173.26.84178.3179.5
 6.1.01Household goods and services3.75187.4187.63.87179.6179.83.80183.7183.9
 6.1.02Health6.83202.4203.14.81197.4197.85.89200.5201.1
 6.1.03Transport and communication7.60178.1178.39.73167.0167.28.59172.3172.5
 6.1.04Recreation and amusement1.37181.3181.62.04177.7178.11.68179.3179.6
 6.1.05Education3.46193.2194.05.62188.6189.54.46190.5191.4
 6.1.06Personal care and effects4.25216.8222.13.47219.3224.83.89217.8223.2
6 Miscellaneous27.26193.6194.829.53184.6185.628.32189.2190.3
General Index (All Groups)100.00193.9194.0100.00189.9190.9100.00192.0192.6
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)47.25193.1192.429.62198.2198.639.06194.9194.6

Notes:

Prov. : Provisional.

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.’.

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

Annexure II

All-India year-on-year inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for April, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Base: 2012=100)

Group Code

Sub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined
Apr. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
Apr. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
Apr. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)
 1.1.01Cereals and products188.8199.05.40188.9198.65.13188.8198.95.35
 1.1.02Meat and fish223.1222.6-0.22232.8231.3-0.64226.5225.7-0.35
 1.1.03Egg180.2181.00.44184.2186.71.36181.7183.20.83
 1.1.04Milk and products183.6188.42.61184.0189.32.88183.7188.72.72
 1.1.05Oils and fats160.4190.618.83154.9178.215.04158.4186.017.42
 1.1.06Fruits182.8209.314.50188.6213.213.04185.5211.113.80
 1.1.07Vegetables184.9164.8-10.87225.4200.3-11.14198.6176.8-10.98
 1.1.08Pulses and products200.7190.3-5.18206.2195.4-5.24202.6192.0-5.23
 1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery127.8133.84.69130.2135.94.38128.6134.54.59
 1.1.10Spices231.8222.3-4.10224.7220.1-2.05229.4221.6-3.40
 1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages182.3189.64.00170.5179.04.99177.4185.24.40
 1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.196.1203.63.82204.9215.35.08200.2209.04.40
1 Food and beverages189.5193.42.06196.1200.52.24191.9196.02.14
2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants204.9209.62.29211.2214.41.52206.6210.92.08
 3.1.01Clothing196.2201.22.55186.3191.82.95192.3197.52.70
 3.1.02Footwear191.1194.51.78172.8177.12.49183.5187.32.07
3 Clothing and footwear195.5200.32.46184.2189.62.93191.0196.12.67
4 Housing179.9185.33.00179.9185.33.00
5 Fuel and light179.5183.42.17166.0173.24.34174.4179.52.92
 6.1.01Household goods and services183.8187.62.07174.4179.83.10179.4183.92.51
 6.1.02Health194.9203.14.21189.6197.84.32192.9201.14.25
 6.1.03Transport and communication171.8178.33.78161.4167.23.59166.3172.53.73
 6.1.04Recreation and amusement178.1181.61.97173.0178.12.95175.2179.62.51
 6.1.05Education186.7194.03.91181.8189.54.24183.8191.44.13
 6.1.06Personal care and effects197.0222.112.74198.8224.813.08197.7223.212.90
6 Miscellaneous185.4194.85.07176.8185.64.98181.2190.35.02
General Index (All Groups)188.5194.02.92184.7190.93.36186.7192.63.16
Consumer Food Price Index188.9192.41.85195.4198.61.64191.2194.61.78

Notes:

Prov. : Provisional.

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

Annexure III

General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March, 2025 (Final) and April, 2025 (Provisional) (Base: 2012=100)

Sl. No.

Name of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
WeightsMar. 25 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsMar. 25 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
WeightsMar. 25 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
1Andhra Pradesh5.40195.7197.23.64197.9198.84.58196.5197.8
2Arunachal Pradesh0.14196.2197.10.060.10196.2197.1
3Assam2.63195.8194.80.79194.0193.41.77195.4194.5
4Bihar8.21187.4186.61.62197.2197.65.14188.8188.2
5Chhattisgarh1.68185.8184.91.22180.8181.11.46183.9183.4
6Delhi0.28174.2174.25.64171.8172.12.77171.9172.2
7Goa0.14185.6188.60.25182.7184.90.19183.8186.3
8Gujarat4.54188.7189.26.82179.0179.45.60183.2183.7
9Haryana3.30196.2196.73.35184.6185.53.32190.8191.5
10Himachal Pradesh1.03179.4180.20.26184.7185.30.67180.4181.1
11Jharkhand1.96185.1185.11.39189.8191.11.69186.9187.4
12Karnataka5.09198.2198.86.81201.0202.25.89199.7200.6
13Kerala5.50207.5209.23.46201.2203.04.55205.3207.0
14Madhya Pradesh4.93191.1190.23.97192.3192.94.48191.6191.3
15Maharashtra8.25192.1192.218.86186.5187.713.18188.4189.2
16Manipur0.23227.2226.50.12188.7189.50.18215.0214.8
17Meghalaya0.28178.2177.90.15185.9186.20.22180.6180.5
18Mizoram0.07207.1206.80.13181.9182.50.10191.7192.0
19Nagaland0.14201.5200.10.12184.5185.30.13194.3193.8
20Odisha2.93195.4195.41.31186.0186.72.18192.8193.0
21Punjab3.31188.7189.83.09179.3180.53.21184.5185.6
22Rajasthan6.63189.9189.34.23188.1188.35.51189.3188.9
23Sikkim0.06201.4202.90.03187.8189.10.05197.0198.4
24Tamil Nadu5.55200.3200.79.20198.3199.87.25199.1200.2
25Telangana3.16202.2204.14.41198.5199.63.74200.2201.6
26Tripura0.35209.8214.90.14199.3201.60.25207.1211.5
27Uttar Pradesh14.83192.8192.09.54190.2190.912.37191.9191.6
28Uttarakhand1.06187.4188.30.73192.7194.20.91189.4190.5
29West Bengal6.99196.5196.37.20193.4195.07.09195.0195.7
30Andaman & Nicobar Islands0.05200.1201.50.07187.6188.40.06193.7194.8
31Chandigarh0.02190.0190.70.34177.7179.60.17178.4180.2
32Dadra & Nagar Haveli0.02176.7178.50.04185.2185.60.03182.4183.2
33Daman & Diu0.02196.8197.00.02186.4191.10.02192.4194.5
34Jammu & Kashmir*1.14205.3206.10.72197.7199.60.94202.6203.8
35Lakshadweep0.01197.9200.60.01189.2195.60.01193.5198.0
36Puducherry0.08203.8203.40.27196.6196.90.17198.4198.6
All India100.00193.9194.0100.00189.9190.9100.00192.0192.6

Notes:

Prov.: Provisional

–: indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and therefore indices are not compiled.

*: 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).

Annexure IV

Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major@ States for Rural, Urban and Combined for April, 2025 (Provisional) (Base: 2012=100)

Sl. No.

Name of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
Apr. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
Apr. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25

Index
(Prov.)

Inflation Rate
(%)
Apr. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 25 Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
1Andhra Pradesh192.8197.22.28192.9198.83.06192.8197.82.59
2Assam190.0194.82.53186.0193.43.98189.2194.52.80
3Bihar181.7186.62.70189.7197.64.16182.9188.22.90
4Chhattisgarh179.0184.93.30176.2181.12.78177.9183.43.09
5Delhi169.7174.22.65169.2172.11.71169.2172.21.77
6Gujarat184.6189.22.49175.1179.42.46179.2183.72.51
7Haryana190.4196.73.31178.8185.53.75185.0191.53.51
8Himachal Pradesh175.6180.22.62180.4185.32.72176.5181.12.61
9Jharkhand182.3185.11.54185.2191.13.19183.4187.42.18
10Karnataka191.1198.84.03193.5202.24.50192.4200.64.26
11Kerala196.5209.26.46193.5203.04.91195.4207.05.94
12Madhya Pradesh185.2190.22.70188.0192.92.61186.4191.32.63
13Maharashtra187.0192.22.78180.6187.73.93182.7189.23.56
14Odisha190.5195.42.57182.6186.72.25188.3193.02.50
15Punjab182.0189.84.29173.8180.53.86178.3185.64.09
16Rajasthan185.4189.32.10184.0188.32.34184.9188.92.16
17Tamil Nadu194.7200.73.08192.8199.83.63193.6200.23.41
18Telangana203.2204.10.44195.7199.61.99199.1201.61.26
19Uttar Pradesh187.5192.02.40185.9190.92.69186.9191.62.51
20Uttarakhand182.5188.33.18185.1194.24.92183.5190.53.81
21West Bengal190.6196.32.99188.6195.03.39189.7195.73.16
22Jammu & Kashmir*197.0206.14.62192.7199.63.58195.5203.84.25
All India188.5194.02.92184.7190.93.36186.7192.63.16

Notes:

Prov. : Provisional.

* : 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).

@ : States having population more than 50 lakhs as per Population Census 2011.

Annexure V

Year -on-year inflation rate (%) of key items for March, 2025 (Final) and April, 2025 (Provisional) (Base: 2012=100)

S.No.

Item DescriptionAll India (Combined)
WeightsMar. 24 Index (Final)Apr. 24 Index (Final)Mar. 25 Index (Final)Apr. 25 Index (Prov.)Mar. 25 (Final) Inflation rate (%) Apr. 25 (Prov.) Inflation rate (%)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)
1Milk: liquid6.42183.3183.7188.0188.62.562.67
2Rice – Other Sources4.38190.0190.6199.3199.24.894.51
3Wheat/atta – other sources2.56198.8197.1216.7212.19.007.61
4Electricity2.26154.5155.9162.8162.65.374.30
5Petrol for vehicle2.19141.3139.9140.2140.1-0.780.14
6Telephone Charges: Mobile1.84159.9160176.5176.610.3810.38
7Mustard Oil1.33148.8148.5177.9177.619.5619.60
8LPG [excl. conveyance]1.29187.2181.6182.7189.3-2.404.24
9Fish, Prawn1.27206.6209.3210.5211.61.891.10
10Refined Oil [sunflower, soyabean, saffola, etc.]1.26145.7146.5180.0181.323.5423.75
11Chicken1.23220.3232.9207.4217.1-5.86-6.78
12Sugar – Other Sources1.13123.7123.4128.7129.44.044.86
13Gold1.08216.5235.7290.4308.534.1330.89
14Potato0.98155.0185.1158.7161.62.39-12.70
15Tea: leaf0.96181.6181.7187.8188.53.413.74
16Biscuits, Chocolates, etc.0.88158.2158.2161.7162.62.212.78
17Washing Soap/Soda/Powder0.87171.6171.7172.9172.90.760.70
18Arhar, Tur0.80233.8236.2210.8202.5-9.84-14.27
19Goat Meat/Mutton0.79244.0244.6253.8254.34.023.97
20Onion0.64220.2210.8262.821719.352.94
21Tomato0.57158.2161.4102.8107.8-35.02-33.21
22Ghee0.47193.5193.7198.7199.12.692.79
23Apple0.47147.9156.2169.2182.814.4017.03
24Eggs0.43193.3181.7187.3183.2-3.100.83
25Jeera0.37306.3282.8227.0224-25.89-20.79
26Silver0.11147.3157.3193.819431.5723.33

Note:

Prov. : Provisional

Annexure VI

Time Series Data for All India General CPI (Base 2012 =100) Since January, 2013

Year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2013104.6105.3105.5106.1106.9109.3111.0112.4113.7114.8116.3114.5
2014113.6113.6114.2115.1115.8116.7119.2120.3120.1120.1120.1119.4
2015119.5119.7120.2120.7121.6123.0123.6124.8125.4126.1126.6126.1
2016126.3126.0126.0127.3128.6130.1131.1131.1130.9131.4131.2130.4
2017130.3130.6130.9131.1131.4132.0134.2135.4135.2136.1137.6137.2
2018136.9136.4136.5137.1137.8138.5139.8140.4140.2140.7140.8140.1
2019139.6139.9140.4141.2142.0142.9144.2145.0145.8147.2148.6150.4
2020150.2149.1148.6151.4150.9151.8153.9154.7156.4158.4158.9157.3
2021156.3156.6156.8157.8160.4161.3162.5162.9163.2165.5166.7166.2
2022165.7166.1167.7170.1171.7172.6173.4174.3175.3176.7176.5175.7
2023176.5176.8177.2178.1179.1181.0186.3186.2184.1185.3186.3185.7
2024185.5185.8185.8186.7187.7190.2193.0193.0194.2196.8196.5195.4
2025193.4192.5192.0192.6*        

Notes:

* :Index Value for April 2025 is Provisional.

Annexure VII

Time Series Data for All India Year-on-year inflation rates (%) based on General CPI (Base 2012=100) Since January, 2014

Year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20148.607.888.258.488.336.777.397.035.634.623.274.28
20155.195.375.254.875.015.403.693.744.415.005.415.61
20165.695.264.835.475.765.776.075.054.394.203.633.41
20173.173.653.892.992.181.462.363.283.283.584.885.21
20185.074.444.284.584.874.924.173.693.703.382.332.11
20191.972.572.862.993.053.183.153.283.994.625.547.35
20207.596.585.846.236.736.697.277.616.934.59
20214.065.035.524.236.306.265.595.304.354.484.915.66
20226.016.076.957.797.047.016.717.007.416.775.885.72
20236.526.445.664.704.314.877.446.835.024.875.555.69
20245.105.094.854.834.805.083.603.655.496.215.485.22
20254.263.613.343.16*        

Notes:

* :Inflation Value for April, 2025 is Provisional.

– :Inflation was not compiled and released due to Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.

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