Consumer Price Index for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of February 2019

Press Information Bureau 
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
12-March-2019 17:30 IST
Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of February 2019 
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised the Base Year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2010=100 to 2012=100 with effect from the release of indices for the month of January 2015.
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In this press note, the CPI (Rural, Urban, Combined) on Base 2012=100 is being released for the month of February 2019. In addition to this, Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for all India Rural, Urban and Combined are also being released for February 2019. All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e., February 2019 over February 2018), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

All India Inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI
IndicesFebruary 2019 (Prov.)January 2019 (Final)February 2018 (Final)
RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.RuralUrbanCombd.
CPI (General)1.813.432.571.222.911.974.454.524.44
CFPI-1.751.27-0.66-2.94-0.88-2.243.702.453.26


Notes: Prov.  – Provisional, Combd. – Combined

3. Monthly changes in the General Indices and CFPIs are given below:
Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: Feb. 2019 over Jan. 2019
IndicesRuralUrbanCombined
Index Value% ChangeIndex Value% ChangeIndex Value% Change
Feb.19Jan.19Feb.19Jan.19Feb.19Jan.19
CPI (General)141.0141.00.00138.6138.00.43139.9139.60.21
CFPI135.0135.2-0.15135.5134.70.59135.2135.00.15

Note: Figures of February 2019 are provisional.
4. Provisional indices for the month of February 2019 and also the final indices for January 2019 are being released with this note for all-India and for State/UTs. All-India provisional General (all-groups), Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for February 2019 for Rural, Urban and Combined are given in Annexure I. The inflation rates of important categories of items are given in Annexure II. State/UT wise provisional General CPI numbers for Rural, Urban and Combined are given in Annexure III. Inflation rates of major States, having population more than 50 lakhs as per population Census 2011, are given in Annexure IV. State/UT–wise Group CPIs are available on the Ministry’s website (mospi.gov.in).
Price data are collected from selected towns and selected villages by the Field Operations Division of NSSO. Price data are received through web portals, maintained by the National Informatics Centre.
Next date of release: 12th April 2019 (Friday) for March 2019. 
Annexure I
All India Consumer Price Indices
(Base: 2012=100)
Group CodeSub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined
Weights
Jan. 19 Index

(Final)

Feb. 19 Index

(Prov.)
Weights
Jan. 19 Index

(Final)

Feb. 19 Index

(Prov.)
Weights
Jan. 19 Index

(Final)

Feb. 19 Index

(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)
1.1.01Cereals and products12.35136.6136.96.59138.3139.49.67137.1137.7
1.1.02Meat and fish4.38152.5153.02.73149.4150.13.61151.4152.0
1.1.03Egg0.49138.2139.10.36143.5145.30.43140.2141.5
1.1.04Milk and products7.72142.4142.55.33141.7141.76.61142.1142.2
1.1.05Oils and fats4.21123.9124.22.81118.1118.43.56121.8122.1
1.1.06Fruits2.88135.5135.82.90135.2136.92.89135.4136.3
1.1.07Vegetables7.46131.7128.84.41130.5131.66.04131.3129.7
1.1.08Pulses and products2.95121.3121.61.73118.2119.92.38120.3121.0
1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery1.70108.4108.30.97110.4110.41.36109.1109.0
1.1.10Spices3.11138.9139.21.79140.4140.92.50139.4139.8
1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages1.37137.0137.41.13128.1128.31.26133.3133.6
1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.5.56155.8156.25.54153.2153.55.55154.6154.9
1 Food and beverages54.18137.4137.236.29137.3138.045.86137.4137.5
2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants3.26162.7162.81.36164.7164.92.38163.2163.4
3.1.01Clothing6.32150.6150.64.72143.0143.35.58147.6147.7
3.1.02Footwear1.04145.1146.10.85130.4130.90.95139.0139.8
3 Clothing and footwear7.36149.9149.95.57141.1141.46.53146.4146.5
4 Housing21.67147.7148.510.07147.7148.5
5 Fuel and light7.94146.2145.35.58128.6127.16.84139.5138.4
6.1.01Household goods and services3.75150.1150.13.87136.3136.63.80143.6143.7
6.1.02Health6.83149.6149.94.81137.8138.55.89145.1145.6
6.1.03Transport and communication7.60128.6129.29.73118.6119.28.59123.3123.9
6.1.04Recreation and amusement1.37142.9143.52.04131.9132.21.68136.7137.1
6.1.05Education3.46155.2155.55.62146.6146.64.46150.2150.3
6.1.06Personal care and effects4.25133.5134.93.47131.7133.03.89132.8134.1
6 Miscellaneous27.26141.7142.229.53131.8132.428.32136.9137.4
General Index (All Groups)100.00141.0141.0100.00138.0138.6100.00139.6139.9
Consumer Food Price Index47.25135.2135.029.62134.7135.539.06135.0135.2


Notes:

  • Provisional.
  • CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
  • The weights are indicative to show relative importance of groups and sub-groups. However, all India indices have been compiled as weighted average of State indices.

 Annexure II
All India annual inflation rates (%) for February 2019 (Provisional)
(Base: 2012=100)
Group CodeSub-group CodeDescriptionRuralUrbanCombined

Feb. 18 Index

(Final)
Feb. 19


Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)

Feb. 18 Index

(Final)
Feb. 19


Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)

Feb. 18 Index

(Final)
Feb. 19


Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)
1.1.01Cereals and products136.4136.90.37134.8139.43.41135.9137.71.32
1.1.02Meat and fish143.7153.06.47143.0150.14.97143.5152.05.92
1.1.03Egg140.6139.1-1.07139.9145.33.86140.3141.50.86
1.1.04Milk and products141.5142.50.71139.9141.71.29140.9142.20.92
1.1.05Oils and fats122.9124.21.06116.2118.41.89120.4122.11.41
1.1.06Fruits149.4135.8-9.10135.5136.91.03142.9136.3-4.62
1.1.07Vegetables142.4128.8-9.55136.9131.6-3.87140.5129.7-7.69
1.1.08Pulses and products130.2121.6-6.61117.0119.92.48125.8121.0-3.82
1.1.09Sugar and Confectionery117.9108.3-8.14115.4110.4-4.33117.1109.0-6.92
1.1.10Spices135.6139.22.65140.7140.90.14137.3139.81.82
1.2.11Non-alcoholic beverages130.5137.45.29125.9128.31.91128.6133.63.89
1.1.12Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.151.7156.22.97147.1153.54.35149.6154.93.54
1Food and beverages138.7137.2-1.08135.6138.01.77137.6137.5-0.07
2Pan, tobacco and intoxicants153.3162.86.20159.3164.93.52154.9163.45.49
3.1.01Clothing148.7150.61.28136.3143.35.14143.8147.72.71
3.1.02Footwear142.4146.12.60126.1130.93.81135.6139.83.10
3Clothing and footwear147.8149.91.42134.7141.44.97142.6146.52.73
4Housing141.3148.55.10141.3148.55.10
5Fuel and light142.4145.32.04127.3127.1-0.16136.7138.41.24
6.1.01Household goods and services139.9150.17.29129.9136.65.16135.2143.76.29
6.1.02Health136.2149.910.06129.8138.56.70133.8145.68.82
6.1.03Transport and communication123.3129.24.79117.4119.21.53120.2123.93.08
6.1.04Recreation and amusement134.3143.56.85126.5132.24.51129.9137.15.54
6.1.05Education141.5155.59.89137.2146.66.85139.0150.38.13
6.1.06Personal care and effects128.8134.94.74126.2133.05.39127.7134.15.01
6Miscellaneous132.5142.27.32126.5132.44.66129.6137.46.02
General Index (All Groups)138.5141.01.81134.0138.63.43136.4139.92.57
Consumer Food Price Index137.4135.0-1.75133.8135.51.27136.1135.2-0.66


Notes:

  • Provisional.
  • CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.

 Annexure III
State/UT wise General Consumer Price Indices
(Base: 2012=100)
State/UT CodeName of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined
Weights
Jan. 19 Index

(Final)

Feb. 19 Index

(Prov.)
Weights
Jan. 19 Index

(Final)

Feb. 19 Index

(Prov.)
Weights
Jan. 19 Index

(Final)

Feb. 19 Index

(Prov.)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
01Jammu & Kashmir1.14149.9150.40.72142.5143.70.94147.3148.0
02Himachal Pradesh1.03135.3135.50.26136.4136.70.67135.5135.7
03Punjab3.31141.0140.43.09132.7132.23.21137.3136.7
04Chandigarh0.02138.7137.90.34135.0135.10.17135.2135.3
05Uttarakhand1.06136.2136.40.73132.6132.70.91134.9135.0
06Haryana3.30134.3133.93.35134.0134.63.32134.2134.2
07Delhi0.28139.7142.15.64140.7141.62.77140.6141.6
08Rajasthan6.63140.7140.94.23139.3139.75.51140.2140.5
09Uttar Pradesh14.83136.4136.99.54138.4139.012.37137.1137.7
10Bihar8.21142.7141.01.62135.6135.95.14141.7140.3
11Sikkim0.06150.4148.90.03144.8146.00.05148.6148.0
12Arunachal Pradesh0.14160.4159.00.060.10
13Nagaland0.14160.2161.80.12140.3140.40.13151.7152.7
14Manipur0.23166.7168.00.12139.8141.50.18158.2159.6
15Mizoram0.07139.1139.60.13130.0130.10.10133.5133.8
16Tripura0.35149.0149.20.14144.0143.50.25147.7147.7
17Meghalaya0.28138.1138.00.15133.2133.40.22136.6136.6
18Assam2.63144.2144.10.79137.1137.71.77142.7142.8
19West Bengal6.99143.1142.77.20138.3139.27.09140.8141.0
20Jharkhand1.96144.5143.11.39138.5139.31.69142.2141.6
21Odisha2.93140.0140.11.31136.1136.32.18138.9139.0
22Chhattisgarh1.68139.5139.11.22137.6137.61.46138.8138.5
23Madhya Pradesh4.93135.1135.63.97138.7139.54.48136.6137.2
24Gujarat4.54139.0138.96.82132.5133.15.60135.3135.6
25Daman & Diu0.02142.4142.80.02134.2133.80.02139.0139.0
26Dadra & Nagar Haveli0.02136.4138.60.04131.6132.40.03133.2134.5
27Maharashtra8.25141.0141.418.86134.3134.813.18136.5137.0
28Andhra Pradesh5.40139.9140.53.64139.4139.94.58139.7140.3
29Karnataka5.09145.5145.46.81146.0146.35.89145.8145.9
30Goa0.14146.6147.60.25134.5134.70.19139.2139.7
31Lakshadweep0.01137.8138.70.01131.9132.80.01134.8135.7
32Kerala5.50149.7150.73.46144.3145.74.55147.8148.9
33Tamil Nadu5.55144.9145.09.20142.3142.17.25143.4143.3
34Puducherry0.08141.6141.10.27141.4142.10.17141.5141.8
35Andaman & Nicobar Islands0.05159.0158.50.07140.3140.60.06149.5149.4
36Telangana3.16138.4138.24.41138.0139.13.74138.2138.7
99All India100.00141.0141.0100.00138.0138.6100.00139.6139.9



Notes:

  • Prov. :  Provisional.
  • indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and therefore indices are not compiled.

 Annexure IV
Major State/UT wise annual inflation rates (%) for February 2019 (Provisional)
(Base: 2012=100)
State/UT CodeName of the State/UTRuralUrbanCombined

Feb. 18 Index

(Final)
Feb. 19


Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)

Feb. 18 Index

(Final)
Feb. 19


Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)

Feb. 18 Index

(Final)
Feb. 19


Index

(Prov.)

Inflation Rate

(%)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
01Jammu & Kashmir146.9150.42.38134.7143.76.68142.6148.03.79
02Himachal Pradesh140.1135.5-3.28131.7136.73.80138.6135.7-2.09
03Punjab136.1140.43.16129.7132.21.93133.2136.72.63
05Uttarakhand132.8136.42.71128.9132.72.95131.3135.02.82
06Haryana134.8133.9-0.67132.1134.61.89133.5134.20.52
07Delhi131.9142.17.73138.1141.62.53137.8141.62.76
08Rajasthan137.3140.92.62135.6139.73.02136.7140.52.78
09Uttar Pradesh133.1136.92.85135.0139.02.96133.8137.72.91
10Bihar139.3141.01.22132.9135.92.26138.4140.31.37
18Assam136.8144.15.34131.0137.75.11135.6142.85.31
19West Bengal139.7142.72.15136.6139.21.90138.2141.02.03
20Jharkhand141.8143.10.92131.3139.36.09137.8141.62.76
21Odisha140.6140.1-0.36131.0136.34.05137.9139.00.80
22Chhattisgarh140.3139.1-0.86133.2137.63.30137.6138.50.65
23Madhya Pradesh132.3135.62.49133.2139.54.73132.7137.23.39
24Gujarat138.5138.90.29127.2133.14.64132.1135.62.65
27Maharashtra141.8141.4-0.28130.1134.83.61134.0137.02.24
28Andhra Pradesh142.3140.5-1.26135.3139.93.40139.7140.30.43
29Karnataka139.1145.44.53139.0146.35.25139.0145.94.96
32Kerala142.4150.75.83138.8145.74.97141.1148.95.53
33Tamil Nadu140.1145.03.50138.0142.12.97138.9143.33.17
36Telangana141.6138.2-2.40135.6139.12.58138.3138.70.29
99All India138.5141.01.81134.0138.63.43136.4139.92.57

Notes: 

  • Provisional. 

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