A key change in the new CPI series is a sharp reduction in the weight of food and beverages to 36.75 percent from 45.86 ...

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

Food, a major component in the basket of commodities and services used to calculate the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is set to become significantly lighter as th ...

India's new CPI series, with lower food weight and higher core components, may nudge headline inflation higher but is expected to improve policy predictability and ease RBI's targeting ...

The weight of food and beverages in the headline index will decline sharply to 36.8 percent from 45.9 percent in the current ...

By reducing the weight of food and beverages from 45.86% to 36.7%, the revised index aims to minimize food-led volatility.

The new 2023–24 base lowers food weight and raises transport and housing share, aligning India’s inflation gauge closer to global consumption trends ...

The ABS has flagged that it is holding off on adjusting its new monthly CPI figure while it assesses the data. That's a ...

India's new Consumer Price Index series, effective February 12, will reduce food and beverage weight to 36.75% from 45.86%, reflecting evolving household spending. This shift aims to stabilize ...

SBI report indicates CPI base year revision may raise overall inflation by 20-30 basis points, reflecting new consumption ...

Food items, often blamed for sharp volatility in inflation, will carry significantly less weight in determining consumer ...

Food’s CPI weight drops sharply to 36.8 percent in 2024 as Indian households shift spending away from groceries ...