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New inflation series: Weight of food items set to drop to 37% in CPI from 46%

January 29, 2026 10:37 pm

A fall in the weight of food items in the CPI basket, in line with latest consumption patterns of households, should reduce volatility in overall retail inflation.

‘Old’ CPI inflation rises to 1.33% in December, ends 2025 outside RBI target range

January 12, 2026 8:37 pm

The December 2025 retail inflation figure is the last under the existing Consumer Price Index series, with the statistics ministry set to begin publishing data as per a new and updated series from next month.

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New CPI to measure rural housing inflation, exclude employer-provided dwellings

October 31, 2025 10:25 am

The Ministry said the proposed changes in the methodology are being done with the objective of making the housing index more “robust and representative”. In the existing CPI, housing has 21.67 per cent weight for urban areas and 10.07 per cent weight at all-India level.

To seek comments via discussion papers before new CPI inflation series in Feb: MoSPI Secretary

October 27, 2025 12:11 am

Some e-commerce firms willing to allow scraping of price data, others to share with MoSPI

A good monsoon will help sustain declining inflation

July 15, 2025 7:24 am

The outlook for food prices is also promising. During the southwest monsoon season, cumulative all-India rainfall has been 9.5 per cent above the long period average as on July 14

Profit-booking leading FIIs to sell; investments yielding good returns: FM

February 18, 2025 7:19 am

Foreign investors have been relentlessly selling domestic equities since the beginning of 2025. So far (till February 17), they have offloaded Rs 1.04 lakh crore of local shares

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Retail inflation at 5-month low of 4.31% in January on easing of key food prices

February 13, 2025 4:26 am

Food inflation, based on the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), eased to a five-month low of 6.02 per cent in January from 8.39 per cent in December, the data showed.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 86.56, and fell to a low of 86.71 against the greenback in a highly volatile morning session. (express file photo)

Rupee gains 28 paise to close at 86.36 against dollar

January 16, 2025 3:57 am

The local currency closed at 86.36 against the greenback, witnessing the biggest single-day gain since June 3, 2024, compared to the previous close of 86.64, a lifetime low. The rupee touched a high 86.30 during intraday trades on Wednesday.

How to put PDS items, free social transfers in new retail inflation index: MoSPI asks experts

December 26, 2024 5:35 am

The contention is how to change the price of PDS items from a positive value to zero or increase the prices of PDS items from zero to some positive value in an ongoing series, or rather the big question about whether the free PDS items be included in the CPI basket?