<h1>Provisional CPI for December 2012 Announced: Overall Inflation at 10.56%, Rural at 10.74%, Urban at 10.42.</h1> The Minister of State for the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announced the release of the provisional Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December 2012, based on the 2010=100 base year. The CPI for rural, urban, and combined areas were 126.8, 124.0, and 125.6, respectively. The annual inflation rate for December 2012 was 10.56% overall, with rural and urban rates at 10.74% and 10.42%. November 2012's final inflation rates were 9.97% for rural, 9.69% for urban, and 9.90% combined. Food and beverages saw December inflation rates of 13.09% in rural, 13.03% in urban, and 13.04% combined.