India's CPI estimated at 186.2 in Aug; 187.7 for clothing-footwear

13 Sep '23

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India's general consumer price index was 186.2 in August this year compared to 174.3 in the same month last year, while CPI-based inflation was 8.8 per cent compared to 7 per cent in August 2022.
The August CPI and inflation rate for clothing and footwear were 187.7 and 5.15 per cent (provisional) respectively.
The CPI for the sector was 187.3 for July.

India’s general consumer price index (CPI) was 186.2 in August this year compared to 174.3 in the same month last year, while CPI-based inflation in the month was 8.8 per cent compared to 7 per cent in August 2022, according to provisional estimates released for the month by the National Statistical Office under the ministry of statistics and programme implementation.

Final figures show the general CPI was 186.3 in July this year—indicating a fall of 0.05 per cent in August—and CPI-based inflation was 7.2 per cent, an official release said.

The CPI and inflation rate for clothing and footwear for August were 187.7 and 5.15 per cent (provisional) respectively. The CPI for the sector was 187.3 for July.

The CPI and inflation rate for only clothing were 188.9 and 5.24 per cent (provisional) in August, while the same for only footwear were 181.1 and 4.86 per cent (provisional) respectively.

The CPI for only clothing was 188.4 in July and the same for only footwear was 180.7 in July.

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