(a) the percentage of consumer price index in the last six months during this year; and
(b) the increase in rate of inflation this year in comparison to last year?
(a) the percentage of consumer price index in the last six months during this year; and
(b) the increase in rate of inflation this year in comparison to last year?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) & (b) All-India Consumer Price Index during the last six months of the Year 2021 and the increase in the rate of inflation in 2021 and 2020 are given below in Table 1 and Table 2 respectively:
Table 1: All India Consumer Price Index during the last six months
(Base 2012 = 100)
Month All India
May, 2021 160.4
June, 2021 161.3
July, 2021 162.5
August, 2021 162.9
September, 2021 163.2
October, 2021
(Provisional) 165.5
Table 2: Increase in rate of annual inflation in 2021 and 2020
Year Annual Inflation Increase in rate of annual inflation over the previous year
2019 3.72 --
2020 6.62 2.90
2021 5.11* -1.51
*Pertains to first 10 months i.e. January, 2021- October 2021 where October 2021 index is Provisional
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