Consumer price index india last 5 years
A Consumer Price Index of 158 indicates 58% inflation since 1982, while a CPI index of 239 would indicate 139% inflation since 1982. The commonly quoted inflation rate of say 3% is actually the change in the Consumer Price Index from a year earlier. Elevation in average inflation across states observed after falling to an all time low in January 2019. Consumer price index(CPI) of India by states is published by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on a monthly basis. CPI numbers are widely used as a macroeconomic indicator of retail inflation, as a tool by governments and central banks for inflation targeting and for