<h1>May 2013 CPI Released: Overall Inflation at 9.31%; Rural 8.98%, Urban 9.65%; Food & Beverage Inflation at 10.65.</h1> The Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation announced the release of the provisional Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May 2013, based on the 2010=100 base year. The CPI for rural, urban, and combined areas are 129.8, 128.4, and 129.2, respectively. The annual inflation rate for May 2013 was 9.31% overall, with rural and urban rates at 8.98% and 9.65%. April 2013's final inflation rates were 9.16% for rural, 9.73% for urban, and 9.39% combined. Provisional food and beverage inflation rates for May 2013 were 10.32% for rural, 11.41% for urban, and 10.65% combined.