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Government of India

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

14-January-2013 11:06 IST

Shri Srikant Kumar Jena, Minister of State (Independent charge), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announced the release of the monthly provisional Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Base 2010=100 along with annual inflation rates for December 2012, compiled by the Central Statistics Office. Final CPI for the month of November 2012 have also been released.

All India General (all groups) CPI numbers of December 2012 for rural, urban and combined are 126.8, 124.0 and 125.6 respectively.

Annual inflation rate based on all India general CPI (Combined) for December 2012 on point to point basis (December 2012 over December 2011) is 10.56 %. The corresponding inflation rates (provisional) for rural and urban areas are 10.74 % and 10.42 % respectively. Inflation rates (final) for rural, urban and combined for November 2012 are 9.97 %, 9.69 % and 9.90% respectively.

Provisional annual inflation rates of December 2012 for rural, urban and combined in respect of ‘food and beverages’ are 13.09%, 13.03% and 13.04% respectively.

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Consumer Price Index indicates elevated annual inflation with food and beverages registering higher provisional increases across rural and urban areas. Release of monthly provisional Consumer Price Index on base 2010=100 with all India general CPI numbers for rural, urban and combined and point to point annual inflation rates for December 2012 (December 2012 over December 2011). The statement also provides final CPI values for November 2012 and provisional annual inflation for the food and beverages group across rural, urban and combined areas.