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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE
Dated the 12 th February, 2019
23, Magha, Saka 1940
PRESS RELEASE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS ON BASE 2012=100 FOR RURAL,
URBAN AND COMBINED FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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.
2. In this press note, the CPI (Rural, Urban, Combined) on Base 2012=100 is being released
for the month of January 2019. In addition to this, Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for all
India Rural, Urban and Combined are also being released for January 2019. All India Inflation
rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e., January 2019 over
January 2018), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

All India Inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI
January 2019 (Prov.) December 2018 (Final) January 2018 (Final)
Indices
Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd.

CPI (General) 1.29 2.91 2.05 1.50 2.91 2.11 5.21 4.93 5.07

CFPI -2.80 -0.96 -2.17 -2.99 -1.89 -2.65 5.05 4.06 4.70
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: Jan. 2019 over Dec. 2018
Rural Urban Combined

Indices Index Value Index Value Index Value

% % %
Change Change Change
Jan.19 Dec. 18 Jan.19 Dec. 18 Jan.19 Dec. 18

CPI (General) 141.1 141.9 -0.56 138.0 138.0 0.00 139.7 140.1 -0.29

CFPI 135.4 136.5 -0.81 134.6 135.2 -0.44 135.1 136.0 -0.66
Note: Figures of January 2019 are provisional.

4. Provisional indices for the month of January 2019 and also the final indices for
December 2018 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 January
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: 12 th March 2019 (Tuesday) for February 2019.

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Annexure I
All India Consumer Price Indices
(Base: 2012=100)
Rural Urban Combined
Sub-
Group Dec. 18 Jan. 19 Dec. 18 Jan. 19 Dec. 18 Jan. 19
group Description
Code Weights Index Index Weights Index Index Weights Index Index
Code
(Final) (Prov.) (Final) (Prov.) (Final) (Prov.)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
Cereals and
1.1.01 12.35 137.1 136.7 6.59 138.5 138.3 9.67 137.5 137.2
products
1.1.02 Meat and fish 4.38 151.9 152.6 2.73 147.8 149.4 3.61 150.5 151.5
1.1.03 Egg 0.49 137.4 138.2 0.36 141.1 143.5 0.43 138.8 140.2
1.1.04 Milk and products 7.72 142.4 142.5 5.33 141.6 141.7 6.61 142.1 142.2
1.1.05 Oils and fats 4.21 124.2 124.1 2.81 118.1 118.1 3.56 122.0 121.9
1.1.06 Fruits 2.88 140.2 135.6 2.90 138.5 135.2 2.89 139.4 135.4
1.1.07 Vegetables 7.46 136.6 131.8 4.41 132.4 130.5 6.04 135.2 131.4
Pulses and
1.1.08 2.95 120.9 121.4 1.73 117.5 118.2 2.38 119.8 120.3
products
Sugar and
1.1.09 1.70 109.9 108.4 0.97 111.0 110.4 1.36 110.3 109.1
Confectionery
1.1.10 Spices 3.11 140.2 139.1 1.79 141.5 140.3 2.50 140.6 139.5
Non-alcoholic
1.2.11 1.37 137.8 137.3 1.13 128.1 128.1 1.26 133.8 133.5
beverages
Prepared meals,
1.1.12 5.56 156.0 156.0 5.54 152.9 153.2 5.55 154.6 154.7
snacks, sweets etc.
Food and
1 54.18 138.5 137.5 36.29 137.6 137.3 45.86 138.2 137.4
beverages
Pan, tobacco and
2 3.26 162.4 162.9 1.36 164.6 164.7 2.38 163.0 163.4
intoxicants

3.1.01 Clothing 6.32 151.6 150.8 4.72 142.7 143.0 5.58 148.1 147.7
3.1.02 Footwear 1.04 145.9 145.2 0.85 130.3 130.4 0.95 139.4 139.1
Clothing and
3 7.36 150.8 150.0 5.57 140.8 141.1 6.53 146.8 146.5
footwear
4 Housing - - - 21.67 146.5 147.7 10.07 146.5 147.7
5 Fuel and light 7.94 149.0 146.3 5.58 132.4 128.6 6.84 142.7 139.6

Household goods
6.1.01 3.75 149.5 150.2 3.87 136.2 136.3 3.80 143.2 143.6
and services
6.1.02 Health 6.83 149.6 149.7 4.81 137.3 137.8 5.89 144.9 145.2
Transport and
6.1.03 7.60 128.9 128.7 9.73 118.8 118.6 8.59 123.6 123.4
communication
Recreation and
6.1.04 1.37 143.3 142.9 2.04 131.7 131.9 1.68 136.8 136.7
amusement
6.1.05 Education 3.46 155.1 155.1 5.62 146.5 146.6 4.46 150.1 150.1
Personal care and
6.1.06 4.25 133.2 133.6 3.47 130.8 131.7 3.89 132.2 132.8
effects
6 Miscellaneous 27.26 141.6 141.7 29.53 131.7 131.8 28.32 136.8 136.9
General Index (All Groups) 100.00 141.9 141.1 100.00 138.0 138.0 100.00 140.1 139.7
Consumer Food Price Index 47.25 136.5 135.4 29.62 135.2 134.6 39.06 136.0 135.1
Notes:
1. Prov. : Provisional.
2. - : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
3. 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.

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Annexure II
All India annual inflation rates (%) for January 2019 (Provisional)
(Base: 2012=100)
Rural Urban Combined
Sub-
Group Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Inflation Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Inflation Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Inflation
group Description
Code Index Index Rate Index Index Rate Index Index Rate
Code
(Final) (Prov.) (%) (Final) (Prov.) (%) (Final) (Prov.) (%)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
Cereals and
1.1.01 136.6 136.7 0.07 134.6 138.3 2.75 136.0 137.2 0.88
products
1.1.02 Meat and fish 144.4 152.6 5.68 143.7 149.4 3.97 144.2 151.5 5.06
1.1.03 Egg 143.8 138.2 -3.89 143.6 143.5 -0.07 143.7 140.2 -2.44
1.1.04 Milk and products 142.0 142.5 0.35 139.6 141.7 1.50 141.1 142.2 0.78
1.1.05 Oils and fats 123.2 124.1 0.73 116.4 118.1 1.46 120.7 121.9 0.99
1.1.06 Fruits 147.9 135.6 -8.32 133.8 135.2 1.05 141.3 135.4 -4.18
1.1.07 Vegetables 152.1 131.8 -13.35 150.5 130.5 -13.29 151.6 131.4 -13.32
Pulses and
1.1.08 131.8 121.4 -7.89 118.4 118.2 -0.17 127.3 120.3 -5.50
products
Sugar and
1.1.09 119.5 108.4 -9.29 117.3 110.4 -5.88 118.8 109.1 -8.16
Confectionery
1.1.10 Spices 136.0 139.1 2.28 140.5 140.3 -0.14 137.5 139.5 1.45
Non-alcoholic
1.2.11 131.2 137.3 4.65 125.9 128.1 1.75 129.0 133.5 3.49
beverages
Prepared meals,
1.1.12 151.8 156.0 2.77 146.8 153.2 4.36 149.5 154.7 3.48
snacks, sweets etc.
Food and
1 140.4 137.5 -2.07 137.2 137.3 0.07 139.2 137.4 -1.29
beverages
Pan, tobacco and
2 153.6 162.9 6.05 157.7 164.7 4.44 154.7 163.4 5.62
intoxicants

3.1.01 Clothing 148.3 150.8 1.69 136.0 143.0 5.15 143.5 147.7 2.93
3.1.02 Footwear 142.3 145.2 2.04 125.9 130.4 3.57 135.5 139.1 2.66
Clothing and
3 147.5 150.0 1.69 134.4 141.1 4.99 142.3 146.5 2.95
footwear
4 Housing - - - 140.4 147.7 5.20 140.4 147.7 5.20
5 Fuel and light 142.3 146.3 2.81 127.3 128.6 1.02 136.6 139.6 2.20

Household goods
6.1.01 139.8 150.2 7.44 129.5 136.3 5.25 134.9 143.6 6.45
and services
6.1.02 Health 136.0 149.7 10.07 129.0 137.8 6.82 133.3 145.2 8.93
Transport and
6.1.03 122.7 128.7 4.89 116.3 118.6 1.98 119.3 123.4 3.44
communication
Recreation and
6.1.04 134.3 142.9 6.40 126.2 131.9 4.52 129.7 136.7 5.40
amusement
6.1.05 Education 141.6 155.1 9.53 137.1 146.6 6.93 139.0 150.1 7.99
Personal care and
6.1.06 128.6 133.6 3.89 125.5 131.7 4.94 127.3 132.8 4.32
effects
6 Miscellaneous 132.3 141.7 7.11 125.8 131.8 4.77 129.1 136.9 6.04
General Index (All Groups) 139.3 141.1 1.29 134.1 138.0 2.91 136.9 139.7 2.05
Consumer Food Price Index 139.3 135.4 -2.80 135.9 134.6 -0.96 138.1 135.1 -2.17

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

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Annexure III
State/UT wise General Consumer Price Indices
(Base: 2012=100)
Rural Urban Combined
State/
Name of the Dec. 18 Jan. 19 Dec. 18 Jan. 19 Dec. 18 Jan. 19
UT
State/UT Weights Index Index Weights Index Index Weights Index Index
Code
(Final) (Prov.) (Final) (Prov.) (Final) (Prov.)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
01 Jammu & Kashmir 1.14 150.9 149.9 0.72 140.2 142.3 0.94 147.1 147.2
02 Himachal Pradesh 1.03 135.6 135.3 0.26 136.5 136.4 0.67 135.8 135.5
03 Punjab 3.31 142.2 141.2 3.09 133.2 132.7 3.21 138.2 137.4
04 Chandigarh 0.02 140.7 138.7 0.34 135.5 135.0 0.17 135.8 135.2
05 Uttarakhand 1.06 136.7 136.2 0.73 133.4 132.6 0.91 135.5 134.9
06 Haryana 3.30 135.5 134.2 3.35 134.7 134.0 3.32 135.1 134.1
07 Delhi 0.28 140.1 140.0 5.64 139.0 140.7 2.77 139.1 140.7
08 Rajasthan 6.63 140.8 140.8 4.23 139.8 139.3 5.51 140.4 140.3
09 Uttar Pradesh 14.83 137.3 136.5 9.54 138.9 138.4 12.37 137.9 137.2
10 Bihar 8.21 146.0 143.0 1.62 136.6 135.6 5.14 144.6 141.9
11 Sikkim 0.06 152.9 150.4 0.03 145.6 144.8 0.05 150.5 148.6
12 Arunachal Pradesh 0.14 162.3 160.5 0.06 -- -- 0.10 -- --
13 Nagaland 0.14 160.6 160.5 0.12 139.7 140.4 0.13 151.7 152.0
14 Manipur 0.23 165.9 166.7 0.12 140.9 139.8 0.18 158.0 158.2
15 Mizoram 0.07 139.0 139.2 0.13 130.0 130.0 0.10 133.5 133.6
16 Tripura 0.35 150.4 149.1 0.14 145.6 144.0 0.25 149.2 147.8
17 Meghalaya 0.28 138.9 138.1 0.15 133.0 133.2 0.22 137.1 136.6
18 Assam 2.63 145.0 144.4 0.79 137.1 137.1 1.77 143.4 142.9
19 West Bengal 6.99 144.9 143.2 7.20 138.0 138.3 7.09 141.6 140.9
20 Jharkhand 1.96 146.0 144.5 1.39 138.1 138.5 1.69 143.0 142.2
21 Odisha 2.93 141.9 140.1 1.31 136.2 136.1 2.18 140.3 139.0
22 Chhattisgarh 1.68 140.0 139.5 1.22 138.1 137.6 1.46 139.3 138.8
23 Madhya Pradesh 4.93 135.7 135.2 3.97 138.8 138.7 4.48 137.0 136.6
24 Gujarat 4.54 140.4 139.3 6.82 132.4 132.5 5.60 135.9 135.5
25 Daman & Diu 0.02 144.9 142.5 0.02 134.0 134.2 0.02 140.3 139.0
Dadra & Nagar
26 0.02 139.6 136.9 0.04 131.0 131.6 0.03 133.9 133.4
Haveli
27 Maharashtra 8.25 142.2 141.1 18.86 134.5 134.3 13.18 137.1 136.6
28 Andhra Pradesh 5.40 139.8 140.0 3.64 139.4 139.4 4.58 139.7 139.8
29 Karnataka 5.09 145.1 145.5 6.81 145.2 146.0 5.89 145.2 145.8
30 Goa 0.14 149.0 146.9 0.25 134.4 134.5 0.19 140.1 139.3
31 Lakshadweep 0.01 140.9 137.6 0.01 137.0 131.9 0.01 138.9 134.7
32 Kerala 5.50 148.2 149.7 3.46 144.0 144.3 4.55 146.7 147.8
33 Tamil Nadu 5.55 144.9 144.9 9.20 142.5 142.3 7.25 143.5 143.4
34 Puducherry 0.08 143.0 141.5 0.27 141.5 141.4 0.17 141.9 141.4
Andaman & Nicobar
35 0.05 158.4 159.0 0.07 141.1 140.3 0.06 149.6 149.5
Islands
36 Telangana 3.16 139.1 138.4 4.41 138.0 138.0 3.74 138.5 138.2
99 All India 100.00 141.9 141.1 100.00 138.0 138.0 100.00 140.1 139.7
Notes:
1. Prov. : Provisional.
2. -- : indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and
therefore indices are not compiled.

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Annexure IV

Major State/UT wise annual inflation rates (%) for January 2019 (Provisional)
(Base: 2012=100)
Rural Urban Combined
State/
Name of the Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Inflation Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Inflation Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Inflation
UT
State/UT Index Index Rate Index Index Rate Index Index Rate
Code
(Final) (Prov.) (%) (Final) (Prov.) (%) (Final) (Prov.) (%)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
01 Jammu & Kashmir 146.2 149.9 2.53 134.6 142.3 5.72 142.1 147.2 3.59
02 Himachal Pradesh 140.5 135.3 -3.70 131.3 136.4 3.88 138.8 135.5 -2.38
03 Punjab 137.0 141.2 3.07 130.5 132.7 1.69 134.1 137.4 2.46
05 Uttarakhand 133.9 136.2 1.72 129.4 132.6 2.47 132.2 134.9 2.04
06 Haryana 135.3 134.2 -0.81 132.1 134.0 1.44 133.8 134.1 0.22
07 Delhi 133.0 140.0 5.26 137.9 140.7 2.03 137.6 140.7 2.25
08 Rajasthan 138.8 140.8 1.44 136.1 139.3 2.35 137.8 140.3 1.81
09 Uttar Pradesh 133.6 136.5 2.17 135.3 138.4 2.29 134.2 137.2 2.24
10 Bihar 140.4 143.0 1.85 132.6 135.6 2.26 139.3 141.9 1.87
18 Assam 137.8 144.4 4.79 130.7 137.1 4.90 136.3 142.9 4.84
19 West Bengal 139.7 143.2 2.51 135.5 138.3 2.07 137.7 140.9 2.32
20 Jharkhand 143.3 144.5 0.84 132.3 138.5 4.69 139.1 142.2 2.23
21 Odisha 141.7 140.1 -1.13 132.0 136.1 3.11 139.0 139.0 0.00
22 Chhattisgarh 140.8 139.5 -0.92 134.0 137.6 2.69 138.2 138.8 0.43
23 Madhya Pradesh 133.5 135.2 1.27 134.0 138.7 3.51 133.7 136.6 2.17
24 Gujarat 139.9 139.3 -0.43 127.5 132.5 3.92 132.9 135.5 1.96
27 Maharashtra 142.0 141.1 -0.63 129.9 134.3 3.39 134.0 136.6 1.94
28 Andhra Pradesh 144.6 140.0 -3.18 136.0 139.4 2.50 141.4 139.8 -1.13
29 Karnataka 140.3 145.5 3.71 139.3 146.0 4.81 139.8 145.8 4.29
32 Kerala 142.6 149.7 4.98 139.1 144.3 3.74 141.4 147.8 4.53
33 Tamil Nadu 140.7 144.9 2.99 138.5 142.3 2.74 139.4 143.4 2.87
36 Telangana 142.5 138.4 -2.88 135.3 138.0 2.00 138.6 138.2 -0.29
99 All India 139.3 141.1 1.29 134.1 138.0 2.91 136.9 139.7 2.05
Notes:
1. Prov. : Provisional.

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