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India Dec CPI rises to 1.33% from 0.71% in Nov
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NEW DELHI – The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Monday released the latest inflation data based on CPI.
LATEST: The general index of the CPI in December was 198.0, 0.1% higher than 197.9 in November. The annual rate of inflation was 1.33%, up from 0.71% in November.
NEXT UPDATE for January CPI is on Feb. 12.
| INDEX NUMBER | INFLATION RATE (%) | ||||||||||||
| Month | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
| Jan | 193.4 | 185.5 | 176.5 | 165.7 | 156.3 | 150.2 | 4.26 | 5.10 | 6.52 | 6.01 | 4.06 | 7.59 | |
| Feb | 192.5 | 185.8 | 176.8 | 166.1 | 156.6 | 149.1 | 3.61 | 5.09 | 6.44 | 6.07 | 5.03 | 6.58 | |
| Mar | 192.0 | 185.8 | 177.2 | 167.7 | 156.8 | 148.6 | 3.34 | 4.85 | 5.66 | 6.95 | 5.52 | 5.84 | |
| Apr | 192.6 | 186.7 | 178.1 | 170.1 | 157.8 | 151.4# | 3.16 | 4.83 | 4.70 | 7.79 | 4.23 | 7.22# | |
| May | 193.0 | 187.7 | 179.1 | 171.7 | 160.4 | 150.9# | 2.82 | 4.80 | 4.31 | 7.04 | 6.30 | 6.27# | |
| Jun | 194.2 | 190.2 | 181.0 | 172.6 | 161.3 | 151.8 | 2.10 | 5.08 | 4.87 | 7.01 | 6.26 | 6.23 | |
| Jul | 196.1 | 193.0 | 186.3 | 173.4 | 162.5 | 153.9 | 1.61 | 3.60 | 7.44 | 6.71 | 5.59 | 6.73 | |
| Aug | 197.0 | 193.0 | 186.2 | 174.3 | 162.9 | 154.7 | 2.07 | 3.65 | 6.83 | 7.00 | 5.30 | 6.69 | |
| Sep | 197.0 | 194.2 | 184.1 | 175.3 | 163.2 | 156.4 | 1.44 | 5.49 | 5.02 | 7.41 | 4.35 | 7.27 | |
| Oct | 197.3 | 196.8 | 185.3 | 176.7 | 165.5 | 158.4 | 0.25 | 6.21 | 4.87 | 6.77 | 4.48 | 7.61 | |
| Nov | 197.9 | 196.5 | 186.3 | 176.5 | 166.7 | 158.9 | 0.71 | 5.48 | 5.55 | 5.88 | 4.91 | 6.93 | |
| Dec | 198.0* | 195.4 | 185.7 | 175.7 | 166.2 | 157.3 | 1.33* | 5.22 | 5.69 | 5.72 | 5.66 | 4.59 | |
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
"#Based on imputed data
*Provisional"
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Compiled by Shubham Rana
Filed by Tanima Banerjee
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