India’s new CPI series reflects changing consumption patterns, digital services and better data, marking a major step forward in measuring inflation accurately
 "Ashish Kumar, Former DG, MoSPI; President, Centre of Data for Economic Decision-making (CODED); and Chief Statistician, Pahle India Foundation")
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Ashish Kumar, Former DG, MoSPI; President, Centre of Data for Economic Decision-making (CODED); and Chief Statistician, Pahle India Foundation
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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi) deserves congratulations for releasing the updated Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with a weight base year of 2023-24 and price base of 2024. The headline inflation rate stands at 2.75 per cent — 2.73 per cent for rural areas and 2.77 per cent for urban.
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