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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
NATIONAL STATISTICAL OFFICE
Dated the 12th April 2023
22, Chaitra, Saka 1945
PRESS RELEASE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS ON BASE 2012=100 FOR RURAL,
URBAN AND COMBINED FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023
The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
(MoSPI) is releasing All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Base 2012=100 and corresponding
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for Rural (R), Urban (U) and Combined (C) for the month of March
2023 (Provisional) in this press note. CPIs for Sub-Groups and Groups for both All India and all
States/UTs are also being released.

2. The price data are collected from selected 1114 urban Markets and 1181 villages covering all
States/UTs through personal visits by field staff of Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI on a
weekly roster. During the month of March 2023, NSO collected prices from 100% villages and 98.5%
urban Markets while the Market-wise prices reported therein were 90.4% for rural and 93.4% for urban.

3. All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e.
March 2023 over March 2022), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

All India year-on-year inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI: March 2023 over
March 2022

Mar. 2023 (Prov.) Feb. 2023 (Final) Mar. 2022

Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd.

CPI (General) 5.51 5.89 5.66 6.72 6.10 6.44 7.66 6.12 6.95
Inflation
CFPI 4.66 4.82 4.79 6.60 5.09 5.95 8.04 7.04 7.68

CPI (General) 178.0 176.3 177.2 177.9 175.6 176.8 168.7 166.5 167.7
Index
CFPI 172.9 178.4 174.9 172.9 177.4 174.4 165.2 170.2 166.9
Notes: Prov. – Provisional, Combd. – Combined

4. Monthly changes in the General Indices and CFPIs are given below:
Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: March 2023 over February 2023
Indices Mar. 2023 (Prov.) Feb. 2023 (Final) Monthly change (%)

Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd. Rural Urban Combd.

CPI (General) 178.0 176.3 177.2 177.9 175.6 176.8 0.06 0.40 0.23
CFPI 172.9 178.4 174.9 172.9 177.4 174.4 0.00 0.56 0.29
Note: Figures of March 2023 are provisional.

5. Next date of release for April 2023 CPI is 12th May 2023 (Friday). For more details please visit
the website www.mospi.gov.in

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List of Annex
Annex Title
I All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI
numbers for February 2023 (Final) and March 2023 (Provisional)
for Rural, Urban and Combined
II All-India inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group
level CPI and CFPI numbers for March 2023 (Provisional) for
Rural, Urban and Combined
III General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for
February 2023 (Final) and March 2023 (Provisional)
IV Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major States for Rural, Urban
and Combined for March 2023 (Provisional)

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Annex I
All-India General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for February 2023
(Final) and March 2023 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined
(Base: 2012=100)
Rural Urban Combined
Sub-
Group Feb. 23 Mar. 23 Feb. 23 Mar. 23 Feb. 23 Mar. 23
group Description
Code Weights Index Index Weights Index Index Weights Index Index
Code
(Final) (Prov.) (Final) (Prov.) (Final) (Prov.)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
Cereals and
1.1.01 12.35 175.3 174.2 6.59 174.8 174.7 9.67 175.1 174.4
products
1.1.02 Meat and fish 4.38 204.9 205.2 2.73 211.8 212.2 3.61 207.3 207.7
1.1.03 Egg 0.49 182.4 173.9 0.36 184.6 177.2 0.43 183.3 175.2
1.1.04 Milk and products 7.72 175.8 177.0 5.33 176.9 177.9 6.61 176.2 177.3
1.1.05 Oils and fats 4.21 188.9 183.4 2.81 175.6 172.2 3.56 184.0 179.3
1.1.06 Fruits 2.88 161.2 167.2 2.90 166.1 172.1 2.89 163.5 169.5
1.1.07 Vegetables 7.46 138.8 140.9 4.41 172.1 175.8 6.04 150.1 152.7
Pulses and
1.1.08 2.95 170.1 170.4 1.73 171.0 172.2 2.38 170.4 171.0
products
Sugar and
1.1.09 1.70 119.5 119.1 0.97 122.2 121.9 1.36 120.4 120.0
Confectionery
1.1.10 Spices 3.11 211.8 212.1 1.79 204.8 204.8 2.50 209.5 209.7
Non-alcoholic
1.2.11 1.37 177.3 177.6 1.13 164.3 164.9 1.26 171.9 172.3
beverages
Prepared meals,
1.1.12 5.56 189.2 189.9 5.54 195.7 196.6 5.55 192.2 193.0
snacks, sweets etc.
Food and
1 54.18 174.7 174.8 36.29 179.8 180.7 45.86 176.6 177.0
beverages
Pan, tobacco and
2 3.26 197.8 198.3 1.36 202.2 202.7 2.38 199.0 199.5
intoxicants
3.1.01 Clothing 6.32 189.6 190.0 4.72 179.4 180.3 5.58 185.6 186.2
3.1.02 Footwear 1.04 186.9 187.0 0.85 166.2 167.0 0.95 178.3 178.7
Clothing and
3 7.36 189.2 189.6 5.57 177.4 178.2 6.53 184.5 185.1
footwear
4 Housing - - - 21.67 173.5 173.5 10.07 173.5 173.5
5 Fuel and light 7.94 183.0 181.6 5.58 180.7 182.8 6.84 182.1 182.1
Household goods
6.1.01 3.75 178.0 178.6 3.87 168.8 169.2 3.80 173.7 174.2
and services
6.1.02 Health 6.83 185.6 186.6 4.81 179.9 180.8 5.89 183.4 184.4
Transport and
6.1.03 7.60 168.7 169.0 9.73 159.7 159.8 8.59 164.0 164.2
communication
Recreation and
6.1.04 1.37 172.4 172.8 2.04 168.1 168.4 1.68 170.0 170.3
amusement
6.1.05 Education 3.46 178.2 178.5 5.62 172.2 172.5 4.46 174.7 175.0
Personal care and
6.1.06 4.25 179.7 180.7 3.47 180.1 181.4 3.89 179.9 181.0
effects
6 Miscellaneous 27.26 177.3 177.9 29.53 169.5 170.0 28.32 173.5 174.1
General Index (All Groups) 100.00 177.9 178.0 100.00 175.6 176.3 100.00 176.8 177.2
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) 47.25 172.9 172.9 29.62 177.4 178.4 39.06 174.4 174.9
Notes:
1. Prov. : Provisional.
2. CFPI : Out of 12 sub-groups contained in ‘Food and Beverages’ group, CFPI is based on ten sub-groups, excluding ‘Non-
alcoholic beverages’ and ‘Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.’.
3. - : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.

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Annex II
All-India year-on-year inflation rates (%) for General, Group and Sub-group level CPI and
CFPI numbers for March 2023 (Provisional) for Rural, Urban and Combined
(Base: 2012=100)
Rural Urban Combined
Sub-
Group Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Inflation Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Inflation Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Inflation
group Description
Code Index Index Rate Index Index Rate Index Index Rate
Code
(Final) (Prov.) (%) (Final) (Prov.) (%) (Final) (Prov.) (%)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
Cereals and
1.1.01 150.2 174.2 15.98 153.7 174.7 13.66 151.3 174.4 15.27
products
1.1.02 Meat and fish 208.0 205.2 -1.35 215.8 212.2 -1.67 210.7 207.7 -1.42
1.1.03 Egg 167.9 173.9 3.57 167.7 177.2 5.66 167.8 175.2 4.41
1.1.04 Milk and products 162.0 177.0 9.26 162.6 177.9 9.41 162.2 177.3 9.31
1.1.05 Oils and fats 203.1 183.4 -9.70 180.0 172.2 -4.33 194.6 179.3 -7.86
1.1.06 Fruits 155.9 167.2 7.25 159.6 172.1 7.83 157.6 169.5 7.55
1.1.07 Vegetables 155.8 140.9 -9.56 188.4 175.8 -6.69 166.9 152.7 -8.51
Pulses and
1.1.08 164.2 170.4 3.78 163.4 172.2 5.39 163.9 171.0 4.33
products
Sugar and
1.1.09 118.1 119.1 0.85 120.3 121.9 1.33 118.8 120.0 1.01
Confectionery
1.1.10 Spices 178.7 212.1 18.69 174.7 204.8 17.23 177.4 209.7 18.21
Non-alcoholic
1.2.11 171.2 177.6 3.74 157.1 164.9 4.96 165.3 172.3 4.23
beverages
Prepared meals,
1.1.12 177.4 189.9 7.05 181.5 196.6 8.32 179.3 193.0 7.64
snacks, sweets etc.
Food and
1 166.6 174.8 4.92 171.5 180.7 5.36 168.4 177.0 5.11
beverages
Pan, tobacco and
2 192.3 198.3 3.12 197.5 202.7 2.63 193.7 199.5 2.99
intoxicants
3.1.01 Clothing 175.4 190.0 8.32 167.1 180.3 7.90 172.1 186.2 8.19
3.1.02 Footwear 173.2 187.0 7.97 152.6 167.0 9.44 164.6 178.7 8.57
Clothing and
3 175.1 189.6 8.28 164.9 178.2 8.07 171.1 185.1 8.18
footwear
4 Housing - - - 165.3 173.5 4.96 165.3 173.5 4.96
5 Fuel and light 168.9 181.6 7.52 164.5 182.8 11.12 167.2 182.1 8.91
Household goods
6.1.01 166.5 178.6 7.27 158.6 169.2 6.68 162.8 174.2 7.00
and services
6.1.02 Health 176.0 186.6 6.02 168.2 180.8 7.49 173.0 184.4 6.59
Transport and
6.1.03 162.0 169.0 4.32 154.2 159.8 3.63 157.9 164.2 3.99
communication
Recreation and
6.1.04 166.6 172.8 3.72 160.8 168.4 4.73 163.3 170.3 4.29
amusement
6.1.05 Education 170.6 178.5 4.63 162.7 172.5 6.02 166.0 175.0 5.42
Personal care and
6.1.06 167.4 180.7 7.95 166.8 181.4 8.75 167.2 181.0 8.25
effects
6 Miscellaneous 168.3 177.9 5.70 160.6 170.0 5.85 164.6 174.1 5.77
General Index (All Groups) 168.7 178.0 5.51 166.5 176.3 5.89 167.7 177.2 5.66
Consumer Food Price Index 165.2 172.9 4.66 170.2 178.4 4.82 166.9 174.9 4.79
Notes:
1. Prov. : Provisional.
2. - : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.

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Annex III
General CPI for States for Rural, Urban and Combined for February 2023 (Final) and
March 2023 (Provisional)
(Base: 2012=100)
Rural Urban Combined
Name of the Feb. 23 Mar. 23 Feb. 23 Mar. 23 Feb. 23 Mar. 23
Sl. No.
State/UT Weights Index Index Weights Index Index Weights Index Index
(Final) (Prov.) (Final) (Prov.) (Final) (Prov.)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
1 Andhra Pradesh 5.40 181.4 181.1 3.64 183.3 183.7 4.58 182.1 182.1
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.14 182.0 182.6 0.06 -- -- 0.10 182.0 182.6
3 Assam 2.63 178.3 178.7 0.79 174.7 175.2 1.77 177.6 178.0
4 Bihar 8.21 172.4 172.4 1.62 178.2 178.9 5.14 173.2 173.3
5 Chhattisgarh 1.68 168.9 168.4 1.22 166.1 166.9 1.46 167.8 167.8
6 Delhi 0.28 166.0 166.0 5.64 165.2 165.6 2.77 165.2 165.6
7 Goa 0.14 171.2 170.8 0.25 169.2 170.3 0.19 170.0 170.5
8 Gujarat 4.54 173.6 174.6 6.82 165.3 166.7 5.60 168.9 170.1
9 Haryana 3.30 174.6 176.2 3.35 168.9 169.6 3.32 171.9 173.1
10 Himachal Pradesh 1.03 165.5 166.5 0.26 172.9 174.2 0.67 166.8 167.9
11 Jharkhand 1.96 170.3 171.6 1.39 176.4 176.8 1.69 172.6 173.6
12 Karnataka 5.09 178.1 178.5 6.81 183.7 184.2 5.89 181.1 181.6
13 Kerala 5.50 183.9 184.5 3.46 181.6 182.0 4.55 183.1 183.6
14 Madhya Pradesh 4.93 178.1 174.3 3.97 179.7 179.3 4.48 178.8 176.4
15 Maharashtra 8.25 179.8 179.8 18.86 172.3 172.8 13.18 174.8 175.1
16 Manipur 0.23 193.0 195.1 0.12 168.8 170.5 0.18 185.3 187.3
17 Meghalaya 0.28 163.3 163.4 0.15 172.9 172.8 0.22 166.3 166.3
18 Mizoram 0.07 192.3 193.8 0.13 171.1 170.5 0.10 179.4 179.6
19 Nagaland 0.14 185.5 186.3 0.12 174.9 175.3 0.13 181.0 181.6
20 Odisha 2.93 175.0 176.0 1.31 169.4 170.2 2.18 173.4 174.4
21 Punjab 3.31 172.6 173.6 3.09 164.5 166.1 3.21 169.0 170.2
22 Rajasthan 6.63 175.8 176.1 4.23 172.8 173.8 5.51 174.7 175.3
23 Sikkim 0.06 192.0 192.8 0.03 178.2 179.2 0.05 187.5 188.4
24 Tamil Nadu 5.55 184.0 183.7 9.20 183.6 183.7 7.25 183.8 183.7
25 Telangana 3.16 189.7 191.0 4.41 183.7 184.6 3.74 186.4 187.5
26 Tripura 0.35 193.4 194.8 0.14 188.8 188.2 0.25 192.2 193.1
27 Uttar Pradesh 14.83 176.0 176.1 9.54 176.3 177.3 12.37 176.1 176.5
28 Uttarakhand 1.06 174.3 175.2 0.73 175.9 177.7 0.91 174.9 176.1
29 West Bengal 6.99 182.5 182.7 7.20 181.0 181.8 7.09 181.8 182.3
Andaman & Nicobar
30 0.05 195.3 197.2 0.07 177.6 176.1 0.06 186.3 186.5
Islands
31 Chandigarh 0.02 174.5 175.3 0.34 165.0 165.9 0.17 165.5 166.4
Dadra & Nagar
32 0.02 163.4 164.6 0.04 170.1 170.2 0.03 167.9 168.3
Haveli
33 Daman & Diu 0.02 181.3 180.8 0.02 171.6 173.4 0.02 177.2 177.7
34 Jammu & Kashmir* 1.14 185.8 187.2 0.72 184.6 185.9 0.94 185.4 186.7
35 Lakshadweep 0.01 186.7 186.5 0.01 169.6 171.6 0.01 178.0 178.9
36 Puducherry 0.08 184.5 184.9 0.27 181.0 181.6 0.17 181.9 182.4
All India 100.00 177.9 178.0 100.00 175.6 176.3 100.00 176.8 177.2
Notes:
1. Prov. : Provisional
2. -- : indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and therefore indices are not
compiled.
3. * : Figures of this row pertain to the prices and weights of the combined Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir
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Annex IV

Year-on-year inflation rates (%) of major@ States for Rural, Urban and Combined for
March 2023 (Provisional)
(Base: 2012=100)
Rural Urban Combined
Name of the Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Inflation Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Inflation Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Inflation
Sl. No.
State/UT Index Index Rate Index Index Rate Index Index Rate
(Final) (Prov.) (%) (Final) (Prov.) (%) (Final) (Prov.) (%)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
1 Andhra Pradesh 169.6 181.1 6.78 173.1 183.7 6.12 170.9 182.1 6.55
2 Assam 171.0 178.7 4.50 168.0 175.2 4.29 170.4 178.0 4.46
3 Bihar 164.2 172.4 4.99 169.9 178.9 5.30 165.0 173.3 5.03
4 Chhattisgarh 165.7 168.4 1.63 163.0 166.9 2.39 164.7 167.8 1.88
5 Delhi 160.9 166.0 3.17 160.1 165.6 3.44 160.1 165.6 3.44
6 Gujarat 164.4 174.6 6.20 156.9 166.7 6.25 160.2 170.1 6.18
7 Haryana 163.7 176.2 7.64 159.9 169.6 6.07 161.9 173.1 6.92
8 Himachal Pradesh 160.6 166.5 3.67 165.8 174.2 5.07 161.5 167.9 3.96
9 Jharkhand 165.0 171.6 4.00 168.9 176.8 4.68 166.5 173.6 4.26
10 Karnataka 168.7 178.5 5.81 174.9 184.2 5.32 172.0 181.6 5.58
11 Kerala 174.1 184.5 5.97 172.6 182.0 5.45 173.6 183.6 5.76
12 Madhya Pradesh 167.2 174.3 4.25 169.5 179.3 5.78 168.1 176.4 4.94
13 Maharashtra 170.4 179.8 5.52 162.7 172.8 6.21 165.3 175.1 5.93
14 Odisha 169.3 176.0 3.96 163.0 170.2 4.42 167.5 174.4 4.12
15 Punjab 163.1 173.6 6.44 154.7 166.1 7.37 159.3 170.2 6.84
16 Rajasthan 165.8 176.1 6.21 164.8 173.8 5.46 165.4 175.3 5.99
17 Tamil Nadu 172.2 183.7 6.68 172.2 183.7 6.68 172.2 183.7 6.68
18 Telangana 178.0 191.0 7.30 171.0 184.6 7.95 174.2 187.5 7.63
19 Uttar Pradesh 166.5 176.1 5.77 166.5 177.3 6.49 166.5 176.5 6.01
20 Uttarakhand 165.2 175.2 6.05 164.6 177.7 7.96 165.0 176.1 6.73
21 West Bengal 175.8 182.7 3.92 173.4 181.8 4.84 174.7 182.3 4.35
22 Jammu & Kashmir* 179.1 187.2 4.52 176.9 185.9 5.09 178.3 186.7 4.71
All India 168.7 178.0 5.51 166.5 176.3 5.89 167.7 177.2 5.66
Notes:
1. Prov. : Provisional.
2. * : Figures of this row pertain to the prices and weights of the combined Union Territories of Jammu &
Kashmir and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir).
3. @ : States having population more than 50 lakhs as per Population Census 2011.

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