Retail Inflation Eases to 4.83% in April, 2024
Retail Inflation Eases to 4.83% in April, 2024
I. Key highlights:
April 2024 over April 2023), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:
All India year-on-year inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI: April 2024 over April
2023
Apr. 2024 (Prov.)
Mar. 2024 (Final)
Apr. 2023
Rural
Urban
Combd.
Rural
Urban
Combd.
Rural
Urban
Combd.
Inflation
CPI (General)
5.43
4.11
4.83
5.51
4.14
4.85
4.68
4.85
4.70
CFPI
8.75
8.56
8.70
8.55
8.41
8.52
3.89
3.69
3.84
Index
CPI (General)
188.5
184.7
186.7
187.8
183.6
185.8
178.8
177.4
178.1
CFPI
188.9
195.4
191.2
187.8
193.4
189.8
173.7
180.0
175.9
Notes: Prov. – Provisional, Combd. – Combined
Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: April 2024 over March 2024
Indices
Apr. 2024 (Prov.)
Mar. 2024 (Final)
Monthly change (%)
Rural
Urban
Combd.
Rural
Urban
Combd.
Rural
Urban
Combd.
CPI (General)
188.5
184.7
186.7
187.8
183.6
185.8
0.37
0.60
0.48
CFPI
188.9
195.4
191.2
187.8
193.4
189.8
0.59
1.03
0.74
Note: Figures of April 2024 are provisional.
List of Annex
Annex
Title
I
All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March 2024 (Final) and April 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined
II
All-India inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for April 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined
III
General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March 2024 (Final) and April 2024 (Provisional)
IV
Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major States for Rural, Urban and Combined for April 2024 (Provisional)
Annex I
All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March 2024 (Final) and April 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined
(Base: 2012=100)
Group Code
Sub-group Code
Description
Rural
Urban
Combined
Weights
Mar. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24 Index
(Prov.)
Weights
Mar. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24 Index
(Prov.)
Weights
Mar. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24 Index
(Prov.)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
1.1.01
Cereals and products
12.35
189.3
188.8
6.59
188.5
188.9
9.67
189.0
188.8
1.1.02
Meat and fish
4.38
217.9
223.0
2.73
226.7
232.8
3.61
221.0
226.4
1.1.03
Egg
0.49
192.7
180.1
0.36
194.3
184.1
0.43
193.3
181.6
1.1.04
Milk and products
7.72
183.2
183.6
5.33
183.6
184.0
6.61
183.3
183.7
1.1.05
Oils and fats
4.21
160.2
160.4
2.81
154.7
154.9
3.56
158.2
158.4
1.1.06
Fruits
2.88
172.8
182.7
2.90
176.7
188.6
2.89
174.6
185.5
1.1.07
Vegetables
7.46
182.5
184.9
4.41
222.6
225.3
6.04
196.1
198.6
1.1.08
Pulses and products
2.95
199.7
200.7
1.73
205.0
206.2
2.38
201.5
202.6
1.1.09
Sugar and Confectionery
1.70
128.0
127.7
0.97
130.1
130.2
1.36
128.7
128.5
1.1.10
Spices
3.11
236.3
231.8
1.79
228.2
224.7
2.50
233.6
229.4
1.2.11
Non-alcoholic beverages
1.37
182.1
182.2
1.13
170.3
170.6
1.26
177.2
177.4
1.1.12
Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.
5.56
195.9
196.2
5.54
204.6
204.9
5.55
199.9
200.2
1
Food and beverages
54.18
188.5
189.5
36.29
194.4
196.1
45.86
190.7
191.9
2
Pan, tobacco and intoxicants
3.26
204.0
204.9
1.36
210.2
211.1
2.38
205.7
206.6
3.1.01
Clothing
6.32
195.8
196.2
4.72
185.8
186.2
5.58
191.9
192.3
3.1.02
Footwear
1.04
191.1
191.1
0.85
172.3
172.8
0.95
183.3
183.5
3
Clothing and footwear
7.36
195.1
195.5
5.57
183.8
184.2
6.53
190.6
191.0
4
Housing
–
–
–
21.67
178.2
179.9
10.07
178.2
179.9
5
Fuel and light
7.94
181.0
179.2
5.58
167.4
165.5
6.84
175.8
174.0
6.1.01
Household goods and services
3.75
183.3
183.7
3.87
174.0
174.4
3.80
178.9
179.3
6.1.02
Health
6.83
194.3
194.9
4.81
189.1
189.7
5.89
192.3
192.9
6.1.03
Transport and communication
7.60
172.0
171.8
9.73
161.9
161.4
8.59
166.7
166.3
6.1.04
Recreation and amusement
1.37
177.8
178.1
2.04
172.8
173.0
1.68
175.0
175.2
6.1.05
Education
3.46
186.1
186.7
5.62
181.2
181.8
4.46
183.2
183.8
6.1.06
Personal care and effects
4.25
191.3
196.9
3.47
192.8
198.8
3.89
191.9
197.7
6
Miscellaneous
27.26
184.2
185.4
29.53
176.0
176.8
28.32
180.2
181.2
General Index (All Groups)
100.00
187.8
188.5
100.00
183.6
184.7
100.00
185.8
186.7
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)
47.25
187.8
188.9
29.62
193.4
195.4
39.06
189.8
191.2
Notes:
Annex II
All-India year-on-year inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for April 2024 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined
(Base: 2012=100)
Group Code
Sub-group Code
Description
Rural
Urban
Combined
Apr. 23 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24
Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
Apr. 23 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24
Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
Apr. 23 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24
Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
1.1.01
Cereals and products
173.3
188.8
8.94
174.8
188.9
8.07
173.8
188.8
8.63
1.1.02
Meat and fish
206.9
223.0
7.78
213.7
232.8
8.94
209.3
226.4
8.17
1.1.03
Egg
167.9
180.1
7.27
172.4
184.1
6.79
169.6
181.6
7.08
1.1.04
Milk and products
178.2
183.6
3.03
178.8
184.0
2.91
178.4
183.7
2.97
1.1.05
Oils and fats
178.5
160.4
-10.14
168.7
154.9
-8.18
174.9
158.4
-9.43
1.1.06
Fruits
173.7
182.7
5.18
179.2
188.6
5.25
176.3
185.5
5.22
1.1.07
Vegetables
142.8
184.9
29.48
179.9
225.3
25.24
155.4
198.6
27.80
1.1.08
Pulses and products
172.8
200.7
16.15
174.7
206.2
18.03
173.4
202.6
16.84
1.1.09
Sugar and Confectionery
120.4
127.7
6.06
123.1
130.2
5.77
121.3
128.5
5.94
1.1.10
Spices
215.5
231.8
7.56
207.8
224.7
8.13
212.9
229.4
7.75
1.2.11
Non-alcoholic beverages
178.2
182.2
2.24
165.5
170.6
3.08
172.9
177.4
2.60
1.1.12
Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.
190.5
196.2
2.99
197.0
204.9
4.01
193.5
200.2
3.46
1
Food and beverages
175.5
189.5
7.98
182.1
196.1
7.69
177.9
191.9
7.87
2
Pan, tobacco and intoxicants
199.5
204.9
2.71
203.5
211.1
3.73
200.6
206.6
2.99
3.1.01
Clothing
190.7
196.2
2.88
181.0
186.2
2.87
186.9
192.3
2.89
3.1.02
Footwear
187.3
191.1
2.03
167.7
172.8
3.04
179.2
183.5
2.40
3
Clothing and footwear
190.2
195.5
2.79
178.9
184.2
2.96
185.7
191.0
2.85
4
Housing
–
–
–
175.2
179.9
2.68
175.2
179.9
2.68
5
Fuel and light
181.5
179.2
-1.27
182.1
165.5
-9.12
181.7
174.0
-4.24
6.1.01
Household goods and services
179.1
183.7
2.57
169.6
174.4
2.83
174.6
179.3
2.69
6.1.02
Health
187.2
194.9
4.11
181.5
189.7
4.52
185.0
192.9
4.27
6.1.03
Transport and communication
169.4
171.8
1.42
160.1
161.4
0.81
164.5
166.3
1.09
6.1.04
Recreation and amusement
173.2
178.1
2.83
168.8
173.0
2.49
170.7
175.2
2.64
6.1.05
Education
179.4
186.7
4.07
174.2
181.8
4.36
176.4
183.8
4.20
6.1.06
Personal care and effects
183.8
196.9
7.13
184.4
198.8
7.81
184.0
197.7
7.45
6
Miscellaneous
178.9
185.4
3.63
170.9
176.8
3.45
175.0
181.2
3.54
General Index (All Groups)
178.8
188.5
5.43
177.4
184.7
4.11
178.1
186.7
4.83
Consumer Food Price Index
173.7
188.9
8.75
180.0
195.4
8.56
175.9
191.2
8.70
Notes:
Annex III
General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March 2024 (Final) and April 2024 (Provisional)
(Base: 2012=100)
Sl. No.
Name of the State/UT
Rural
Urban
Combined
Weights
Mar. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24 Index
(Prov.)
Weights
Mar. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24 Index
(Prov.)
Weights
Mar. 24 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24 Index
(Prov.)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
1
Andhra Pradesh
5.40
191.6
192.8
3.64
191.9
192.9
4.58
191.7
192.8
2
Arunachal Pradesh
0.14
190.4
191.6
0.06
—
—
0.10
190.4
191.6
3
Assam
2.63
189.4
190.0
0.79
184.8
185.9
1.77
188.5
189.2
4
Bihar
8.21
182.2
181.8
1.62
188.7
189.8
5.14
183.1
183.0
5
Chhattisgarh
1.68
177.4
179.0
1.22
174.5
176.2
1.46
176.3
177.9
6
Delhi
0.28
169.6
169.7
5.64
169.4
169.2
2.77
169.4
169.2
7
Goa
0.14
172.8
171.4
0.25
174.9
176.0
0.19
174.1
174.2
8
Gujarat
4.54
183.9
184.6
6.82
174.3
175.1
5.60
178.5
179.2
9
Haryana
3.30
188.9
190.4
3.35
177.8
178.8
3.32
183.7
185.0
10
Himachal Pradesh
1.03
173.9
175.5
0.26
178.7
180.4
0.67
174.8
176.4
11
Jharkhand
1.96
182.5
182.3
1.39
184.0
185.2
1.69
183.1
183.4
12
Karnataka
5.09
190.5
191.1
6.81
191.9
193.5
5.89
191.3
192.4
13
Kerala
5.50
193.4
196.5
3.46
191.1
193.6
4.55
192.6
195.5
14
Madhya Pradesh
4.93
184.7
185.2
3.97
187.4
188.0
4.48
185.8
186.4
15
Maharashtra
8.25
186.3
186.7
18.86
179.0
180.4
13.18
181.4
182.5
16
Manipur
0.23
218.6
218.6
0.12
182.3
183.8
0.18
207.1
207.6
17
Meghalaya
0.28
172.3
171.6
0.15
177.2
177.4
0.22
173.8
173.4
18
Mizoram
0.07
203.6
204.0
0.13
173.1
174.4
0.10
185.0
185.9
19
Nagaland
0.14
193.9
195.4
0.12
178.6
178.9
0.13
187.4
188.4
20
Odisha
2.93
188.8
190.5
1.31
181.3
182.6
2.18
186.7
188.3
21
Punjab
3.31
181.4
182.0
3.09
173.8
173.7
3.21
178.0
178.3
22
Rajasthan
6.63
184.9
185.3
4.23
183.6
184.0
5.51
184.4
184.8
23
Sikkim
0.06
196.3
196.1
0.03
184.7
185.5
0.05
192.5
192.6
24
Tamil Nadu
5.55
193.3
194.7
9.20
190.9
192.8
7.25
191.9
193.6
25
Telangana
3.16
201.8
203.2
4.41
195.0
195.7
3.74
198.1
199.1
26
Tripura
0.35
203.7
207.2
0.14
193.1
195.5
0.25
201.0
204.2
27
Uttar Pradesh
14.83
187.2
187.5
9.54
184.8
185.8
12.37
186.3
186.9
28
Uttarakhand
1.06
181.9
182.5
0.73
183.6
185.1
0.91
182.5
183.5
29
West Bengal
6.99
190.5
190.6
7.20
187.3
188.6
7.09
189.0
189.7
30
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0.05
193.3
193.7
0.07
181.9
183.3
0.06
187.5
188.4
31
Chandigarh
0.02
182.5
183.1
0.34
172.0
173.7
0.17
172.6
174.2
32
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
0.02
173.7
173.8
0.04
180.7
181.0
0.03
178.4
178.6
33
Daman & Diu
0.02
187.2
186.7
0.02
181.5
186.7
0.02
184.8
186.7
34
Jammu & Kashmir*
1.14
196.8
197.0
0.72
191.4
192.7
0.94
194.9
195.5
35
Lakshadweep
0.01
191.0
193.9
0.01
173.4
177.2
0.01
182.0
185.4
36
Puducherry
0.08
195.3
195.3
0.27
190.1
190.7
0.17
191.4
191.9
All India
100.00
187.8
188.5
100.00
183.6
184.7
100.00
185.8
186.7
Notes:
and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir).
Annex IV
Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major@ States for Rural, Urban and Combined for April 2024 (Provisional)
(Base: 2012=100)
Sl. No.
Name of the State/UT
Rural
Urban
Combined
Apr. 23 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24
Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
Apr. 23 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24
Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
Apr. 23 Index
(Final)
Apr. 24
Index
(Prov.)
Inflation Rate
(%)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
1
Andhra Pradesh
181.5
192.8
6.23
184.4
192.9
4.61
182.6
192.8
5.59
2
Assam
179.5
190.0
5.85
177.2
185.9
4.91
179.0
189.2
5.70
3
Bihar
172.7
181.8
5.27
180.1
189.8
5.39
173.8
183.0
5.29
4
Chhattisgarh
168.7
179.0
6.11
167.6
176.2
5.13
168.3
177.9
5.70
5
Delhi
166.1
169.7
2.17
165.6
169.2
2.17
165.6
169.2
2.17
6
Gujarat
176.5
184.6
4.59
167.9
175.1
4.29
171.6
179.2
4.43
7
Haryana
178.5
190.4
6.67
171.2
178.8
4.44
175.1
185.0
5.65
8
Himachal Pradesh
167.9
175.5
4.53
175.3
180.4
2.91
169.2
176.4
4.26
9
Jharkhand
174.5
182.3
4.47
179.6
185.2
3.12
176.4
183.4
3.97
10
Karnataka
178.9
191.1
6.82
185.5
193.5
4.31
182.4
192.4
5.48
11
Kerala
186.4
196.5
5.42
184.2
193.6
5.10
185.6
195.5
5.33
12
Madhya Pradesh
174.8
185.2
5.95
180.2
188.0
4.33
177.0
186.4
5.31
13
Maharashtra
180.1
186.7
3.66
174.0
180.4
3.68
176.0
182.5
3.69
14
Odisha
177.4
190.5
7.38
171.8
182.6
6.29
175.8
188.3
7.11
15
Punjab
174.9
182.0
4.06
167.1
173.7
3.95
171.4
178.3
4.03
16
Rajasthan
176.1
185.3
5.22
174.3
184.0
5.57
175.5
184.8
5.30
17
Tamil Nadu
184.2
194.7
5.70
184.7
192.8
4.39
184.5
193.6
4.93
18
Telangana
191.5
203.2
6.11
185.9
195.7
5.27
188.4
199.1
5.68
19
Uttar Pradesh
176.5
187.5
6.23
178.2
185.8
4.26
177.1
186.9
5.53
20
Uttarakhand
175.9
182.5
3.75
179.2
185.1
3.29
177.1
183.5
3.61
21
West Bengal
183.2
190.6
4.04
183.5
188.6
2.78
183.3
189.7
3.49
22
Jammu & Kashmir*
187.9
197.0
4.84
187.9
192.7
2.55
187.9
195.5
4.04
All India
178.8
188.5
5.43
177.4
184.7
4.11
178.1
186.7
4.83
Notes:
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