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Consumer Price Index Numbers on base 2010=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of July, 2012

The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation releases Consumer Price Indices (CPI) on base 2010=100 for all-India and States/UTs separately for rural, urban and combined every month with effect from January, 2011.  Provisional indices for the month of July 2012 and also final indices for June 2012 are being released with this note for all-India and for States/UTs.             All India provisional General (all groups), Group and Sub- Group level CPI numbers of July 2012 for rural, urban and combined are given in Annex I. The General Indices for rural, urban and combined are 122.6, 119.9 and 121.4respectively.  Provisional annual inflation rate based on all India general CPI (Combined) for July 2012 on point to point basis (July 2012 over July 2011) is 9.86 % as compared to 9.93 % (final) for the previous month of June 2012. The corresponding provisional inflation rates for rural and urban areas for July 2012 are 9.76 % and 10.10 % respectively. Inflation rates (final) for rural and urban areas for June 2012 are 9.65 % and 10.44 % respectively. Inflation for specified categories is indicated at Annex II. State/UT-wise General provisional CPI numbers for rural, urban and combined are at Annex III. State/ UT wise Group level provisional indices are available in the Ministry’s website (www.mospi.gov.in). Price data are collected from selected towns by the Field Operations Division of NSSO and from selected villages by the Department of Posts. Price data are received through web portals being maintained by the National Informatics Centre. Statement of Srikant Kumar Jena 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 July 2012, compiled by the Central Statistics Office. All India provisional General (all groups) CPI numbers of July 2012 for rural, urban and combined are 122.6, 119.9 and 121.4 respectively. Provisional annual inflation rate based on all India general CPI (Combined) for July 2012 on point to point basis (July 2012 over July 2011) is 9.86%. The corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban areas are 9.76% and 10.10%. Inflation rates (final) for rural, urban and combined for June 2012 are 9.65%, 10.44% and 9.93% respectively. Provisional annual inflation rates of July 2012 for rural, urban and combined in respect of ‘food and beverages’ are 11.33%, 12.15% and 11.53% respectively.