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

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’s revamped CPI basket cuts food weight to 36.75% and adds more service-based items, reflecting evolving consumption patterns and aiming to reduce volatility in headline inflation.

India's inflation basket gets its biggest update in over a decade, with food weight falling sharply and miscellaneous split ...

The revised CPI, with 2024=100 as the new base, aims to better reflect changing household consumption patterns, rising ...

Experts recommend reducing food and beverage weight in CPI to enhance stability in inflation measurements ahead of 2024 data release.

Uttar Pradesh’s influence on India’s urban inflation is set to weaken, while southern states are poised to play a larger role ...

India will release a new Consumer Price Index series on February 12, 2026, with a 2024 base year, lowering the weight of food ...

An analysis by SBI Research suggests that applying the new weights to existing indices could raise headline CPI inflation marginally by 20–30 basis points, while periods of high food inflation may see ...

India will cut the weight of food and beverages in the new CPI series to 36.75% from 45.86%, as part of a 2024 base-year overhaul aimed at reflecting changing consumption patterns ...

The report has recommended the adoption of the latest Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose COICOP ...