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 revamped CPI inflation formula will not just track food and fuel prices, but will also include modern-day expenses like ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) with base year 2024 has been released. How is its structure different from the earlier series? What other indicators are used to calculate inflation in India?

A new Consumer Price Index series based on 2023–24 consumption data to better reflect inflation trends, real incomes, and evolving consumption patterns.

India’s retail inflation under the new 2024 CPI base rose to 2.75% in January 2026, up from 1.33% in December. The updated ...

The story in January 2026 is that the waters remain muddied by the government-shutdown-induced gap. The current y/y figures are all flattered by that event, and exaggerate how good the inflation ...

India’s new CPI series represents a significant structural recalibration in the India's inflation measurement framework.