CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS ON BASE 2012=100 FOR RURAL,
I. Key highlights: All India year-on-year inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI: March, 2025 over March, 2024 March, 2025 (Prov.) February, 2025 (Final) March, 2024 Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. Inflation CPI (General) 3.25 3.43 3.34 3.79 3.32 3.61 5.51 4.14 4.85 CFPI 2.82 2.48 2.69 4.06 3.15 3.75 8.55 8.41 8.52 Index CPI (General) 193.9 189.9 192.0 194.5 190.1 192.5 187.8 183.6 185.8 CFPI 193.1 198.2 194.9 194.8 199.8 196.6 187.8 193.4 189.8 Notes: Prov. – Provisional, Combd. – Combined Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: March, 2025 over February, 2025 Indices March 2025 (Prov.) February, 2025 (Final) Monthly change (%) Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. CPI (General) 193.9 189.9 192.0 194.5 190.1 192.5 -0.31 -0.11 -0.26 CFPI 193.1 198.2 194.9 194.8 199.8 196.6 -0.87 -0.80 -0.86 Notes: Prov. – Provisional, Combd. – Combined List of Annex Annex Title I All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for February , 2025 (Final) and March, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Annexure I) II All-India inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Annexure II) III General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for February, 2025 (Final) and March, 2025 (Provisional) (Annexure III) IV Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March, 2025 (Provisional) (Annexure IV) V Time Series Data for All India General CPI (Base 2012 =100) Since January, 2013 (Annexure V) VI Annexure- I All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for February, 2025 (Final) and March, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Base: 2012=100) Group Code Sub-group Code Description Rural Urban Combined Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) 1.1.01 Cereals and products 12.35 200.6 200.8 6.59 198.6 198.9 9.67 200.0 200.2 1.1.02 Meat and fish 4.38 219.1 218.1 2.73 229.0 228.3 3.61 222.6 221.7 1.1.03 Egg 0.49 194.9 185.3 0.36 200.0 190.3 0.43 196.9 187.2 1.1.04 Milk and products 7.72 187.6 187.9 5.33 188.4 188.3 6.61 187.9 188.0 1.1.05 Oils and fats 4.21 188.9 189.7 2.81 176.0 177.4 3.56 184.2 185.2 1.1.06 Fruits 2.88 195.1 201.6 2.90 198.7 204.7 2.89 196.8 203.0 1.1.07 Vegetables 7.46 181.2 171.0 4.41 216.8 204.3 6.04 193.3 182.3 1.1.08 Pulses and products 2.95 200.2 194.3 1.73 205.1 199.3 2.38 201.9 196.0 1.1.09 Sugar and Confectionery 1.70 131.4 133.1 0.97 133.8 135.0 1.36 132.2 133.7 1.1.10 Spices 3.11 224.8 222.9 1.79 222.1 220.5 2.50 223.9 222.1 1.2.11 Non-alcoholic beverages 1.37 188.3 188.9 1.13 177.3 178.0 1.26 183.7 184.3 1.1.12 Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc. 5.56 202.4 202.9 5.54 214.0 214.9 5.55 207.8 208.5 1 Food and beverages 54.18 195.4 194.0 36.29 201.3 200.1 45.86 197.6 196.2 2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants 3.26 209.0 209.7 1.36 213.4 213.8 2.38 210.2 210.8 3.1.01 Clothing 6.32 200.7 201.0 4.72 190.8 191.2 5.58 196.8 197.1 3.1.02 Footwear 1.04 194.1 194.3 0.85 176.2 176.7 0.95 186.7 187.0 3 Clothing and footwear 7.36 199.8 200.0 5.57 188.6 189.0 6.53 195.4 195.6 4 Housing – – – 21.67 183.7 183.6 10.07 183.7 183.6 5 Fuel and light 7.94 182.8 182.7 5.58 171.0 171.3 6.84 178.3 178.4 6.1.01 Household goods and services 3.75 187.7 187.3 3.87 179.1 179.6 3.80 183.6 183.7 6.1.02 Health 6.83 201.6 202.4 4.81 196.3 197.4 5.89 199.6 200.5 6.1.03 Transport and communication 7.60 177.7 178.1 9.73 166.6 166.9 8.59 171.9 172.2 6.1.04 Recreation and amusement 1.37 181.9 181.1 2.04 177.3 177.7 1.68 179.3 179.2 6.1.05 Education 3.46 192.6 193.1 5.62 188.2 188.6 4.46 190.0 190.5 6.1.06 Personal care and effects 4.25 214.2 216.8 3.47 216.3 219.2 3.89 215.1 217.8 6 Miscellaneous 27.26 192.9 193.5 29.53 183.8 184.6 28.32 188.5 189.2 General Index (All Groups) 100.00 194.5 193.9 100.00 190.1 189.9 100.00 192.5 192.0 Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) 47.25 194.8 193.1 29.62 199.8 198.2 39.06 196.6 194.9 Notes: Annexure- II All-India year-on-year inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Base: 2012=100) Group Code Sub-group Code Description Rural Urban Combined Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) 1.1.01 Cereals and products 189.3 200.8 6.08 188.5 198.9 5.52 189.0 200.2 5.93 1.1.02 Meat and fish 217.9 218.1 0.09 226.7 228.3 0.71 221.0 221.7 0.32 1.1.03 Egg 192.7 185.3 -3.84 194.3 190.3 -2.06 193.3 187.2 -3.16 1.1.04 Milk and products 183.2 187.9 2.57 183.6 188.3 2.56 183.3 188.0 2.56 1.1.05 Oils and fats 160.2 189.7 18.41 154.7 177.4 14.67 158.2 185.2 17.07 1.1.06 Fruits 172.8 201.6 16.67 176.7 204.7 15.85 174.6 203.0 16.27 1.1.07 Vegetables 182.5 171.0 -6.30 222.6 204.3 -8.22 196.1 182.3 -7.04 1.1.08 Pulses and products 199.7 194.3 -2.70 205.0 199.3 -2.78 201.5 196.0 -2.73 1.1.09 Sugar and Confectionery 128.0 133.1 3.98 130.1 135.0 3.77 128.7 133.7 3.89 1.1.10 Spices 236.3 222.9 -5.67 228.2 220.5 -3.37 233.6 222.1 -4.92 1.2.11 Non-alcoholic beverages 182.1 188.9 3.73 170.3 178.0 4.52 177.2 184.3 4.01 1.1.12 Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc. 195.9 202.9 3.57 204.6 214.9 5.03 199.9 208.5 4.30 1 Food and beverages 188.5 194.0 2.92 194.4 200.1 2.93 190.7 196.2 2.88 2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants 204.0 209.7 2.79 210.2 213.8 1.71 205.7 210.8 2.48 3.1.01 Clothing 195.8 201.0 2.66 185.8 191.2 2.91 191.9 197.1 2.71 3.1.02 Footwear 191.1 194.3 1.67 172.3 176.7 2.55 183.3 187.0 2.02 3 Clothing and footwear 195.1 200.0 2.51 183.8 189.0 2.83 190.6 195.6 2.62 4 Housing – – – 178.2 183.6 3.03 178.2 183.6 3.03 5 Fuel and light 181.0 182.7 0.94 167.4 171.3 2.33 175.8 178.4 1.48 6.1.01 Household goods and services 183.3 187.3 2.18 174.0 179.6 3.22 178.9 183.7 2.68 6.1.02 Health 194.3 202.4 4.17 189.1 197.4 4.39 192.3 200.5 4.26 6.1.03 Transport and communication 172.0 178.1 3.55 161.9 166.9 3.09 166.7 172.2 3.30 6.1.04 Recreation and amusement 177.8 181.1 1.86 172.8 177.7 2.84 175.0 179.2 2.40 6.1.05 Education 186.1 193.1 3.76 181.2 188.6 4.08 183.2 190.5 3.98 6.1.06 Personal care and effects 191.3 216.8 13.33 192.8 219.2 13.69 191.9 217.8 13.50 6 Miscellaneous 184.2 193.5 5.05 176.0 184.6 4.89 180.2 189.2 4.99 General Index (All Groups) 187.8 193.9 3.25 183.6 189.9 3.43 185.8 192.0 3.34 Consumer Food Price Index 187.8 193.1 2.82 193.4 198.2 2.48 189.8 194.9 2.69 Notes: Annexure- III General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for February, 2025 (Final) and March, 2025 (Provisional) (Base: 2012=100) Sl. No. Name of the State/UT Rural Urban Combined Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 1 Andhra Pradesh 5.40 196.3 195.7 3.64 198.5 197.9 4.58 197.1 196.5 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.14 196.9 196.2 0.06 — — 0.10 196.9 196.2 3 Assam 2.63 196.8 195.8 0.79 194.4 194.0 1.77 196.3 195.4 4 Bihar 8.21 187.8 187.4 1.62 197.8 197.2 5.14 189.3 188.8 5 Chhattisgarh 1.68 186.6 185.7 1.22 181.4 180.8 1.46 184.6 183.8 6 Delhi 0.28 174.5 174.2 5.64 171.6 171.8 2.77 171.8 171.9 7 Goa 0.14 184.0 185.6 0.25 182.1 182.8 0.19 182.8 183.9 8 Gujarat 4.54 189.4 188.7 6.82 178.6 179.0 5.60 183.3 183.2 9 Haryana 3.30 196.2 196.1 3.35 184.0 184.6 3.32 190.5 190.7 10 Himachal Pradesh 1.03 180.0 179.4 0.26 184.9 184.7 0.67 180.9 180.4 11 Jharkhand 1.96 186.2 185.1 1.39 189.6 189.8 1.69 187.5 186.9 12 Karnataka 5.09 199.1 198.3 6.81 201.0 201.0 5.89 200.1 199.8 13 Kerala 5.50 207.6 207.5 3.46 201.6 201.4 4.55 205.5 205.3 14 Madhya Pradesh 4.93 191.5 191.1 3.97 192.4 192.4 4.48 191.9 191.6 15 Maharashtra 8.25 192.4 192.0 18.86 186.7 186.6 13.18 188.6 188.4 16 Manipur 0.23 229.5 227.2 0.12 189.2 188.7 0.18 216.7 215.0 17 Meghalaya 0.28 178.6 178.2 0.15 186.5 186.0 0.22 181.1 180.6 18 Mizoram 0.07 207.3 207.1 0.13 181.5 181.9 0.10 191.6 191.7 19 Nagaland 0.14 202.4 201.5 0.12 184.4 184.3 0.13 194.7 194.2 20 Odisha 2.93 196.4 195.3 1.31 186.7 186.1 2.18 193.7 192.7 21 Punjab 3.31 188.6 188.8 3.09 178.3 179.3 3.21 184.0 184.5 22 Rajasthan 6.63 190.5 189.9 4.23 188.2 188.1 5.51 189.7 189.3 23 Sikkim 0.06 203.1 201.4 0.03 188.1 187.8 0.05 198.2 197.0 24 Tamil Nadu 5.55 202.3 200.3 9.20 199.2 198.3 7.25 200.5 199.1 25 Telangana 3.16 203.4 202.2 4.41 199.9 198.5 3.74 201.5 200.2 26 Tripura 0.35 208.5 209.8 0.14 200.0 199.4 0.25 206.3 207.1 27 Uttar Pradesh 14.83 193.1 192.8 9.54 190.2 190.2 12.37 192.1 191.9 28 Uttarakhand 1.06 187.2 187.4 0.73 192.3 192.7 0.91 189.1 189.4 29 West Bengal 6.99 196.8 196.5 7.20 193.8 193.4 7.09 195.4 195.0 30 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 0.05 200.1 200.1 0.07 188.2 187.6 0.06 194.0 193.7 31 Chandigarh 0.02 189.9 190.0 0.34 177.5 177.6 0.17 178.2 178.3 32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0.02 178.5 176.7 0.04 186.3 185.2 0.03 183.7 182.4 33 Daman & Diu 0.02 197.6 196.9 0.02 186.8 186.4 0.02 193.1 192.5 34 Jammu & Kashmir* 1.14 204.7 205.4 0.72 197.7 197.7 0.94 202.2 202.7 35 Lakshadweep 0.01 198.3 197.9 0.01 188.1 189.6 0.01 193.1 193.7 36 Puducherry 0.08 206.6 203.9 0.27 197.6 196.5 0.17 199.9 198.4 All India 100.00 194.5 193.9 100.00 190.1 189.9 100.00 192.5 192.0 Notes: and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir). Annexure- IV Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major @ States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March, 2025 (Provisional) (Base: 2012=100) Sl. No. Name of the State/UT Rural Urban Combined Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 1 Andhra Pradesh 191.6 195.7 2.14 191.9 197.9 3.13 191.7 196.5 2.50 2 Assam 189.4 195.8 3.38 184.8 194.0 4.98 188.5 195.4 3.66 3 Bihar 182.2 187.4 2.85 188.7 197.2 4.50 183.1 188.8 3.11 4 Chhattisgarh 177.4 185.7 4.68 174.5 180.8 3.61 176.3 183.8 4.25 5 Delhi 169.6 174.2 2.71 169.4 171.8 1.42 169.4 171.9 1.48 6 Gujarat 183.9 188.7 2.61 174.3 179.0 2.70 178.5 183.2 2.63 7 Haryana 188.9 196.1 3.81 177.8 184.6 3.82 183.7 190.7 3.81 8 Himachal Pradesh 173.9 179.4 3.16 178.7 184.7 3.36 174.8 180.4 3.20 9 Jharkhand 182.5 185.1 1.42 184.0 189.8 3.15 183.1 186.9 2.08 10 Karnataka 190.5 198.3 4.09 191.9 201.0 4.74 191.3 199.8 4.44 11 Kerala 193.4 207.5 7.29 191.1 201.4 5.39 192.6 205.3 6.59 12 Madhya Pradesh 184.7 191.1 3.47 187.4 192.4 2.67 185.8 191.6 3.12 13 Maharashtra 186.3 192.0 3.06 179.0 186.6 4.25 181.4 188.4 3.86 14 Odisha 188.8 195.3 3.44 181.3 186.1 2.65 186.7 192.7 3.21 15 Punjab 181.4 188.8 4.08 173.8 179.3 3.16 178.0 184.5 3.65 16 Rajasthan 184.9 189.9 2.70 183.6 188.1 2.45 184.4 189.3 2.66 17 Tamil Nadu 193.3 200.3 3.62 190.9 198.3 3.88 191.9 199.1 3.75 18 Telangana 201.8 202.2 0.20 195.0 198.5 1.79 198.1 200.2 1.06 19 Uttar Pradesh 187.2 192.8 2.99 184.8 190.2 2.92 186.3 191.9 3.01 20 Uttarakhand 181.9 187.4 3.02 183.6 192.7 4.96 182.5 189.4 3.78 21 West Bengal 190.5 196.5 3.15 187.3 193.4 3.26 189.0 195.0 3.17 22 Jammu & Kashmir* 196.8 205.4 4.37 191.4 197.7 3.29 194.9 202.7 4.00 All India 187.8 193.9 3.25 183.6 189.9 3.43 185.8 192.0 3.34 Notes: Annexure-V Time Series Data for All India General CPI (Base 2012 =100) Since January, 2013 Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 104.6 105.3 105.5 106.1 106.9 109.3 111.0 112.4 113.7 114.8 116.3 114.5 2014 113.6 113.6 114.2 115.1 115.8 116.7 119.2 120.3 120.1 120.1 120.1 119.4 2015 119.5 119.7 120.2 120.7 121.6 123.0 123.6 124.8 125.4 126.1 126.6 126.1 2016 126.3 126.0 126.0 127.3 128.6 130.1 131.1 131.1 130.9 131.4 131.2 130.4 2017 130.3 130.6 130.9 131.1 131.4 132.0 134.2 135.4 135.2 136.1 137.6 137.2 2018 136.9 136.4 136.5 137.1 137.8 138.5 139.8 140.4 140.2 140.7 140.8 140.1 2019 139.6 139.9 140.4 141.2 142.0 142.9 144.2 145.0 145.8 147.2 148.6 150.4 2020 150.2 149.1 148.6 151.4 150.9 151.8 153.9 154.7 156.4 158.4 158.9 157.3 2021 156.3 156.6 156.8 157.8 160.4 161.3 162.5 162.9 163.2 165.5 166.7 166.2 2022 165.7 166.1 167.7 170.1 171.7 172.6 173.4 174.3 175.3 176.7 176.5 175.7 2023 176.5 176.8 177.2 178.1 179.1 181.0 186.3 186.2 184.1 185.3 186.3 185.7 2024 185.5 185.8 185.8 186.7 187.7 190.2 193.0 193.0 194.2 196.8 196.5 195.4 2025 193.4 192.5 192.0* Notes: Annexure-VI Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2014 8.60 7.88 8.25 8.48 8.33 6.77 7.39 7.03 5.63 4.62 3.27 4.28 2015 5.19 5.37 5.25 4.87 5.01 5.40 3.69 3.74 4.41 5.00 5.41 5.61 2016 5.69 5.26 4.83 5.47 5.76 5.77 6.07 5.05 4.39 4.20 3.63 3.41 2017 3.17 3.65 3.89 2.99 2.18 1.46 2.36 3.28 3.28 3.58 4.88 5.21 2018 5.07 4.44 4.28 4.58 4.87 4.92 4.17 3.69 3.70 3.38 2.33 2.11 2019 1.97 2.57 2.86 2.99 3.05 3.18 3.15 3.28 3.99 4.62 5.54 7.35 2020 7.59 6.58 5.84 – – 6.23 6.73 6.69 7.27 7.61 6.93 4.59 2021 4.06 5.03 5.52 4.23 6.30 6.26 5.59 5.30 4.35 4.48 4.91 5.66 2022 6.01 6.07 6.95 7.79 7.04 7.01 6.71 7.00 7.41 6.77 5.88 5.72 2023 6.52 6.44 5.66 4.70 4.31 4.87 7.44 6.83 5.02 4.87 5.55 5.69 2024 5.10 5.09 4.85 4.83 4.80 5.08 3.60 3.65 5.49 6.21 5.48 5.22 2025 4.26 3.61 3.34* Notes: Click here to see PDF. **** Samrat I. Key highlights: All India year-on-year inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI: March, 2025 over March, 2024 March, 2025 (Prov.) February, 2025 (Final) March, 2024 Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. Inflation CPI (General) 3.25 3.43 3.34 3.79 3.32 3.61 5.51 4.14 4.85 CFPI 2.82 2.48 2.69 4.06 3.15 3.75 8.55 8.41 8.52 Index CPI (General) 193.9 189.9 192.0 194.5 190.1 192.5 187.8 183.6 185.8 CFPI 193.1 198.2 194.9 194.8 199.8 196.6 187.8 193.4 189.8 Notes: Prov. – Provisional, Combd. – Combined Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: March, 2025 over February, 2025 Indices March 2025 (Prov.) February, 2025 (Final) Monthly change (%) Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. CPI (General) 193.9 189.9 192.0 194.5 190.1 192.5 -0.31 -0.11 -0.26 CFPI 193.1 198.2 194.9 194.8 199.8 196.6 -0.87 -0.80 -0.86 Notes: Prov. – Provisional, Combd. – Combined List of Annex Annex Title I All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for February , 2025 (Final) and March, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Annexure I) II All-India inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Annexure II) III General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for February, 2025 (Final) and March, 2025 (Provisional) (Annexure III) IV Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March, 2025 (Provisional) (Annexure IV) V Time Series Data for All India General CPI (Base 2012 =100) Since January, 2013 (Annexure V) VI Annexure- I All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for February, 2025 (Final) and March, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Base: 2012=100) Group Code Sub-group Code Description Rural Urban Combined Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) 1.1.01 Cereals and products 12.35 200.6 200.8 6.59 198.6 198.9 9.67 200.0 200.2 1.1.02 Meat and fish 4.38 219.1 218.1 2.73 229.0 228.3 3.61 222.6 221.7 1.1.03 Egg 0.49 194.9 185.3 0.36 200.0 190.3 0.43 196.9 187.2 1.1.04 Milk and products 7.72 187.6 187.9 5.33 188.4 188.3 6.61 187.9 188.0 1.1.05 Oils and fats 4.21 188.9 189.7 2.81 176.0 177.4 3.56 184.2 185.2 1.1.06 Fruits 2.88 195.1 201.6 2.90 198.7 204.7 2.89 196.8 203.0 1.1.07 Vegetables 7.46 181.2 171.0 4.41 216.8 204.3 6.04 193.3 182.3 1.1.08 Pulses and products 2.95 200.2 194.3 1.73 205.1 199.3 2.38 201.9 196.0 1.1.09 Sugar and Confectionery 1.70 131.4 133.1 0.97 133.8 135.0 1.36 132.2 133.7 1.1.10 Spices 3.11 224.8 222.9 1.79 222.1 220.5 2.50 223.9 222.1 1.2.11 Non-alcoholic beverages 1.37 188.3 188.9 1.13 177.3 178.0 1.26 183.7 184.3 1.1.12 Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc. 5.56 202.4 202.9 5.54 214.0 214.9 5.55 207.8 208.5 1 Food and beverages 54.18 195.4 194.0 36.29 201.3 200.1 45.86 197.6 196.2 2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants 3.26 209.0 209.7 1.36 213.4 213.8 2.38 210.2 210.8 3.1.01 Clothing 6.32 200.7 201.0 4.72 190.8 191.2 5.58 196.8 197.1 3.1.02 Footwear 1.04 194.1 194.3 0.85 176.2 176.7 0.95 186.7 187.0 3 Clothing and footwear 7.36 199.8 200.0 5.57 188.6 189.0 6.53 195.4 195.6 4 Housing – – – 21.67 183.7 183.6 10.07 183.7 183.6 5 Fuel and light 7.94 182.8 182.7 5.58 171.0 171.3 6.84 178.3 178.4 6.1.01 Household goods and services 3.75 187.7 187.3 3.87 179.1 179.6 3.80 183.6 183.7 6.1.02 Health 6.83 201.6 202.4 4.81 196.3 197.4 5.89 199.6 200.5 6.1.03 Transport and communication 7.60 177.7 178.1 9.73 166.6 166.9 8.59 171.9 172.2 6.1.04 Recreation and amusement 1.37 181.9 181.1 2.04 177.3 177.7 1.68 179.3 179.2 6.1.05 Education 3.46 192.6 193.1 5.62 188.2 188.6 4.46 190.0 190.5 6.1.06 Personal care and effects 4.25 214.2 216.8 3.47 216.3 219.2 3.89 215.1 217.8 6 Miscellaneous 27.26 192.9 193.5 29.53 183.8 184.6 28.32 188.5 189.2 General Index (All Groups) 100.00 194.5 193.9 100.00 190.1 189.9 100.00 192.5 192.0 Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) 47.25 194.8 193.1 29.62 199.8 198.2 39.06 196.6 194.9 Notes: Annexure- II All-India year-on-year inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for March, 2025 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined (Base: 2012=100) Group Code Sub-group Code Description Rural Urban Combined Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) 1.1.01 Cereals and products 189.3 200.8 6.08 188.5 198.9 5.52 189.0 200.2 5.93 1.1.02 Meat and fish 217.9 218.1 0.09 226.7 228.3 0.71 221.0 221.7 0.32 1.1.03 Egg 192.7 185.3 -3.84 194.3 190.3 -2.06 193.3 187.2 -3.16 1.1.04 Milk and products 183.2 187.9 2.57 183.6 188.3 2.56 183.3 188.0 2.56 1.1.05 Oils and fats 160.2 189.7 18.41 154.7 177.4 14.67 158.2 185.2 17.07 1.1.06 Fruits 172.8 201.6 16.67 176.7 204.7 15.85 174.6 203.0 16.27 1.1.07 Vegetables 182.5 171.0 -6.30 222.6 204.3 -8.22 196.1 182.3 -7.04 1.1.08 Pulses and products 199.7 194.3 -2.70 205.0 199.3 -2.78 201.5 196.0 -2.73 1.1.09 Sugar and Confectionery 128.0 133.1 3.98 130.1 135.0 3.77 128.7 133.7 3.89 1.1.10 Spices 236.3 222.9 -5.67 228.2 220.5 -3.37 233.6 222.1 -4.92 1.2.11 Non-alcoholic beverages 182.1 188.9 3.73 170.3 178.0 4.52 177.2 184.3 4.01 1.1.12 Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc. 195.9 202.9 3.57 204.6 214.9 5.03 199.9 208.5 4.30 1 Food and beverages 188.5 194.0 2.92 194.4 200.1 2.93 190.7 196.2 2.88 2 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants 204.0 209.7 2.79 210.2 213.8 1.71 205.7 210.8 2.48 3.1.01 Clothing 195.8 201.0 2.66 185.8 191.2 2.91 191.9 197.1 2.71 3.1.02 Footwear 191.1 194.3 1.67 172.3 176.7 2.55 183.3 187.0 2.02 3 Clothing and footwear 195.1 200.0 2.51 183.8 189.0 2.83 190.6 195.6 2.62 4 Housing – – – 178.2 183.6 3.03 178.2 183.6 3.03 5 Fuel and light 181.0 182.7 0.94 167.4 171.3 2.33 175.8 178.4 1.48 6.1.01 Household goods and services 183.3 187.3 2.18 174.0 179.6 3.22 178.9 183.7 2.68 6.1.02 Health 194.3 202.4 4.17 189.1 197.4 4.39 192.3 200.5 4.26 6.1.03 Transport and communication 172.0 178.1 3.55 161.9 166.9 3.09 166.7 172.2 3.30 6.1.04 Recreation and amusement 177.8 181.1 1.86 172.8 177.7 2.84 175.0 179.2 2.40 6.1.05 Education 186.1 193.1 3.76 181.2 188.6 4.08 183.2 190.5 3.98 6.1.06 Personal care and effects 191.3 216.8 13.33 192.8 219.2 13.69 191.9 217.8 13.50 6 Miscellaneous 184.2 193.5 5.05 176.0 184.6 4.89 180.2 189.2 4.99 General Index (All Groups) 187.8 193.9 3.25 183.6 189.9 3.43 185.8 192.0 3.34 Consumer Food Price Index 187.8 193.1 2.82 193.4 198.2 2.48 189.8 194.9 2.69 Notes: Annexure- III General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for February, 2025 (Final) and March, 2025 (Provisional) (Base: 2012=100) Sl. No. Name of the State/UT Rural Urban Combined Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Weights Feb. 25 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 1 Andhra Pradesh 5.40 196.3 195.7 3.64 198.5 197.9 4.58 197.1 196.5 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.14 196.9 196.2 0.06 — — 0.10 196.9 196.2 3 Assam 2.63 196.8 195.8 0.79 194.4 194.0 1.77 196.3 195.4 4 Bihar 8.21 187.8 187.4 1.62 197.8 197.2 5.14 189.3 188.8 5 Chhattisgarh 1.68 186.6 185.7 1.22 181.4 180.8 1.46 184.6 183.8 6 Delhi 0.28 174.5 174.2 5.64 171.6 171.8 2.77 171.8 171.9 7 Goa 0.14 184.0 185.6 0.25 182.1 182.8 0.19 182.8 183.9 8 Gujarat 4.54 189.4 188.7 6.82 178.6 179.0 5.60 183.3 183.2 9 Haryana 3.30 196.2 196.1 3.35 184.0 184.6 3.32 190.5 190.7 10 Himachal Pradesh 1.03 180.0 179.4 0.26 184.9 184.7 0.67 180.9 180.4 11 Jharkhand 1.96 186.2 185.1 1.39 189.6 189.8 1.69 187.5 186.9 12 Karnataka 5.09 199.1 198.3 6.81 201.0 201.0 5.89 200.1 199.8 13 Kerala 5.50 207.6 207.5 3.46 201.6 201.4 4.55 205.5 205.3 14 Madhya Pradesh 4.93 191.5 191.1 3.97 192.4 192.4 4.48 191.9 191.6 15 Maharashtra 8.25 192.4 192.0 18.86 186.7 186.6 13.18 188.6 188.4 16 Manipur 0.23 229.5 227.2 0.12 189.2 188.7 0.18 216.7 215.0 17 Meghalaya 0.28 178.6 178.2 0.15 186.5 186.0 0.22 181.1 180.6 18 Mizoram 0.07 207.3 207.1 0.13 181.5 181.9 0.10 191.6 191.7 19 Nagaland 0.14 202.4 201.5 0.12 184.4 184.3 0.13 194.7 194.2 20 Odisha 2.93 196.4 195.3 1.31 186.7 186.1 2.18 193.7 192.7 21 Punjab 3.31 188.6 188.8 3.09 178.3 179.3 3.21 184.0 184.5 22 Rajasthan 6.63 190.5 189.9 4.23 188.2 188.1 5.51 189.7 189.3 23 Sikkim 0.06 203.1 201.4 0.03 188.1 187.8 0.05 198.2 197.0 24 Tamil Nadu 5.55 202.3 200.3 9.20 199.2 198.3 7.25 200.5 199.1 25 Telangana 3.16 203.4 202.2 4.41 199.9 198.5 3.74 201.5 200.2 26 Tripura 0.35 208.5 209.8 0.14 200.0 199.4 0.25 206.3 207.1 27 Uttar Pradesh 14.83 193.1 192.8 9.54 190.2 190.2 12.37 192.1 191.9 28 Uttarakhand 1.06 187.2 187.4 0.73 192.3 192.7 0.91 189.1 189.4 29 West Bengal 6.99 196.8 196.5 7.20 193.8 193.4 7.09 195.4 195.0 30 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 0.05 200.1 200.1 0.07 188.2 187.6 0.06 194.0 193.7 31 Chandigarh 0.02 189.9 190.0 0.34 177.5 177.6 0.17 178.2 178.3 32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0.02 178.5 176.7 0.04 186.3 185.2 0.03 183.7 182.4 33 Daman & Diu 0.02 197.6 196.9 0.02 186.8 186.4 0.02 193.1 192.5 34 Jammu & Kashmir* 1.14 204.7 205.4 0.72 197.7 197.7 0.94 202.2 202.7 35 Lakshadweep 0.01 198.3 197.9 0.01 188.1 189.6 0.01 193.1 193.7 36 Puducherry 0.08 206.6 203.9 0.27 197.6 196.5 0.17 199.9 198.4 All India 100.00 194.5 193.9 100.00 190.1 189.9 100.00 192.5 192.0 Notes: and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir). Annexure- IV Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major @ States for Rural, Urban and Combined for March, 2025 (Provisional) (Base: 2012=100) Sl. No. Name of the State/UT Rural Urban Combined Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) Mar. 24 Index (Final) Mar. 25 Index (Prov.) Inflation Rate (%) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) 1 Andhra Pradesh 191.6 195.7 2.14 191.9 197.9 3.13 191.7 196.5 2.50 2 Assam 189.4 195.8 3.38 184.8 194.0 4.98 188.5 195.4 3.66 3 Bihar 182.2 187.4 2.85 188.7 197.2 4.50 183.1 188.8 3.11 4 Chhattisgarh 177.4 185.7 4.68 174.5 180.8 3.61 176.3 183.8 4.25 5 Delhi 169.6 174.2 2.71 169.4 171.8 1.42 169.4 171.9 1.48 6 Gujarat 183.9 188.7 2.61 174.3 179.0 2.70 178.5 183.2 2.63 7 Haryana 188.9 196.1 3.81 177.8 184.6 3.82 183.7 190.7 3.81 8 Himachal Pradesh 173.9 179.4 3.16 178.7 184.7 3.36 174.8 180.4 3.20 9 Jharkhand 182.5 185.1 1.42 184.0 189.8 3.15 183.1 186.9 2.08 10 Karnataka 190.5 198.3 4.09 191.9 201.0 4.74 191.3 199.8 4.44 11 Kerala 193.4 207.5 7.29 191.1 201.4 5.39 192.6 205.3 6.59 12 Madhya Pradesh 184.7 191.1 3.47 187.4 192.4 2.67 185.8 191.6 3.12 13 Maharashtra 186.3 192.0 3.06 179.0 186.6 4.25 181.4 188.4 3.86 14 Odisha 188.8 195.3 3.44 181.3 186.1 2.65 186.7 192.7 3.21 15 Punjab 181.4 188.8 4.08 173.8 179.3 3.16 178.0 184.5 3.65 16 Rajasthan 184.9 189.9 2.70 183.6 188.1 2.45 184.4 189.3 2.66 17 Tamil Nadu 193.3 200.3 3.62 190.9 198.3 3.88 191.9 199.1 3.75 18 Telangana 201.8 202.2 0.20 195.0 198.5 1.79 198.1 200.2 1.06 19 Uttar Pradesh 187.2 192.8 2.99 184.8 190.2 2.92 186.3 191.9 3.01 20 Uttarakhand 181.9 187.4 3.02 183.6 192.7 4.96 182.5 189.4 3.78 21 West Bengal 190.5 196.5 3.15 187.3 193.4 3.26 189.0 195.0 3.17 22 Jammu & Kashmir* 196.8 205.4 4.37 191.4 197.7 3.29 194.9 202.7 4.00 All India 187.8 193.9 3.25 183.6 189.9 3.43 185.8 192.0 3.34 Notes: Annexure-V Time Series Data for All India General CPI (Base 2012 =100) Since January, 2013 Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013 104.6 105.3 105.5 106.1 106.9 109.3 111.0 112.4 113.7 114.8 116.3 114.5 2014 113.6 113.6 114.2 115.1 115.8 116.7 119.2 120.3 120.1 120.1 120.1 119.4 2015 119.5 119.7 120.2 120.7 121.6 123.0 123.6 124.8 125.4 126.1 126.6 126.1 2016 126.3 126.0 126.0 127.3 128.6 130.1 131.1 131.1 130.9 131.4 131.2 130.4 2017 130.3 130.6 130.9 131.1 131.4 132.0 134.2 135.4 135.2 136.1 137.6 137.2 2018 136.9 136.4 136.5 137.1 137.8 138.5 139.8 140.4 140.2 140.7 140.8 140.1 2019 139.6 139.9 140.4 141.2 142.0 142.9 144.2 145.0 145.8 147.2 148.6 150.4 2020 150.2 149.1 148.6 151.4 150.9 151.8 153.9 154.7 156.4 158.4 158.9 157.3 2021 156.3 156.6 156.8 157.8 160.4 161.3 162.5 162.9 163.2 165.5 166.7 166.2 2022 165.7 166.1 167.7 170.1 171.7 172.6 173.4 174.3 175.3 176.7 176.5 175.7 2023 176.5 176.8 177.2 178.1 179.1 181.0 186.3 186.2 184.1 185.3 186.3 185.7 2024 185.5 185.8 185.8 186.7 187.7 190.2 193.0 193.0 194.2 196.8 196.5 195.4 2025 193.4 192.5 192.0* Notes: Annexure-VI Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2014 8.60 7.88 8.25 8.48 8.33 6.77 7.39 7.03 5.63 4.62 3.27 4.28 2015 5.19 5.37 5.25 4.87 5.01 5.40 3.69 3.74 4.41 5.00 5.41 5.61 2016 5.69 5.26 4.83 5.47 5.76 5.77 6.07 5.05 4.39 4.20 3.63 3.41 2017 3.17 3.65 3.89 2.99 2.18 1.46 2.36 3.28 3.28 3.58 4.88 5.21 2018 5.07 4.44 4.28 4.58 4.87 4.92 4.17 3.69 3.70 3.38 2.33 2.11 2019 1.97 2.57 2.86 2.99 3.05 3.18 3.15 3.28 3.99 4.62 5.54 7.35 2020 7.59 6.58 5.84 – – 6.23 6.73 6.69 7.27 7.61 6.93 4.59 2021 4.06 5.03 5.52 4.23 6.30 6.26 5.59 5.30 4.35 4.48 4.91 5.66 2022 6.01 6.07 6.95 7.79 7.04 7.01 6.71 7.00 7.41 6.77 5.88 5.72 2023 6.52 6.44 5.66 4.70 4.31 4.87 7.44 6.83 5.02 4.87 5.55 5.69 2024 5.10 5.09 4.85 4.83 4.80 5.08 3.60 3.65 5.49 6.21 5.48 5.22 2025 4.26 3.61 3.34* Notes: Click here to see PDF. **** Samrat