Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2010=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of September, 2011

Dear Comrades, Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2010=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of September, 2011

The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has introduced a new series of Consumer Price Indices (CPI) on base 2010=100 for all-India and States/UTs separately for rural, urban and combined with effect from January, 2011. Provisional indices for the month of September, 2011 and also final indices for July, 2011 are being released with this note for all-India and for States/UTs. It may be mentioned that annual inflation rates would be available at the time of release of indices for January, 2012, when the indices for one year are available. All India indices All India provisional General (all groups), Group and Sub- Group level CPI numbers of September, 2011 for rural, urban and combined (rural plus urban) are given in Annex I. The General Indices for rural, urban and combined are 114.6, 111.1 and 113.1 respectively. Percentage changes in all India provisional indices of September 2011 as compared to provisional of August 2011 indices are given in Annex II. State/UT indices State/UT-wise General provisional CPI numbers for rural, urban and combined are at Annex III. State/ UT wise Group level provisional indices are available in the Ministry’s website (www.mospi.gov.in). Click here to see Annexures *** AD/DB (Release ID :76717)