Dataset properties:

• Classification: National adaptation of COICOP
• Measurements: Fixed-base value index relative to 2012 (Index 2012=100)
• Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
• Native frequency: Monthly
• Start date: As early as January 1957

The series reside in the historical catalog (India » Price » Consumer Price Index » CPI(R,U,C) » 2012=100) and include, for example:

• CPITTUM.IIND   = Consumer price index: General index - Combined, (Index 2012=100, NSA)
• CPICLFUUM.IIND = Clothing and footwear - Urban
• CPIENFRUM.IIND = Fuel and light - Rural

The CFPI resides nearby (India » Price » Consumer Price Index » CFPI) and includes:

• CPIFTTUM.IIND = Consumer food price index: Combined, (Index 2012=100, NSA)

Because catalog locations are subject to change, the upper-right search box on DataBuffet.com provides a "find in catalog" mode that accepts a mnemonic.

Please be aware that

India currently conducts four CPI programs:

• CPI(R,U,C), the CPI (Rural, Urban, Combined)
• CPI(IW), the CPI for Industrial Workers
• CPI(AL/RL), the CPI for Agricultural/Rural Laborers
• CFPI, the Consumer Food Price Index

References

• MOSPI: CPI
• MOSPI: Consumer Price Indices Warehouse
• Public Information Bureau: Change of base year (Feb 2015)
• Data: All India Consumer Price Index (Rural/Urban)
• IMF SDDS: India - Price index: Consumer prices

See also

• Other recent CPI datasets
• Other recent operations for India