Beijing’s five-year recalibration aims to better reflect consumption, as policymakers shift weight away from food and housing ...

Most countries update their inflation baskets every five years to track evolving consumption. India's CPI has relied on 2012 ...

In January 2026, India's retail inflation rose to 2.75%, the first figure from an updated Consumer Price Index series. This ...

The revised CPI basket reduces the weight of food and raises the share of non-food items, potentially pushing January’s inflation print closer to 3% under the new series despite negative food ...

India rebases its CPI to 2023-24 from 2011-12 with revised weightings and expanded coverage. Here’s how retail inflation is ...

The weight of food and beverages will be cut to 36.75 per cent in the new consumer price index (CPI) series from 45.86 per cent currently ...

India has launched a revised Consumer Price Index (CPI) with 2024 as the new base year, cutting food weight and boosting services, housing and digital spending components. From OTT subscriptions to ...

The revised basket also reflects the growing importance of services, discretionary consumption and urban lifestyles, with the ...

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series will improve the quality of data used for monetary and fiscal policy decisions. The National ...

MoSPI Secretary Saurabh Garg discusses the salient features of the 2024-base Consumer Price Index (CPI) series ahead of its ...