| Year | Percentage Variation |
| CPI - IW | CPI - IW (Food and Beverages) | CPI - AL | CPI All India General Index | CPI All India Combined: Food and Beverages |
| Rural | Urban | Combined |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| (Base : 1982 = 100 for CPI - IW and 1960-61 = 100 for CPI - AL) |
| 1993-94 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 3.5 | - | - | - | - |
| 1994-95 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | - | - | - | - |
| (Base : 1986-87 = 100 for CPI - AL) |
| 1995-96 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 10.7 | - | - | - | - |
| 1996-97 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1997-98 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | - | - | - | - |
| 1998-99 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 11.0 | - | - | - | - |
| 1999-00 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 4.4 | - | - | - | - |
| 2000-01 | 3.8 | 1.6 | -0.3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2001-02 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2002-03 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2003-04 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | - | - | - | - |
| 2004-05 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | - | - | - | - |
| (Base : 2001 = 100 for CPI - IW) |
| 2005-06 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | - | - | - | - |
| 2006-07 | 6.7 | 9.2 | 7.8 | - | - | - | - |
| 2007-08 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 7.5 | - | - | - | - |
| 2008-09 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 10.2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2009-10 | 12.4 | 15.2 | 13.9 | - | - | - | - |
| 2010-11 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2011-12 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 8.2 | - | - | - | - |
| (Base : 2012 = 100 for CPI All India General Index) |
| 2012-13 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 11.2 |
| 2013-14 | 9.7 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 11.9 |
| 2014-15 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
| 2015-16 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| 2016-17 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 2017-18 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| 2018-19 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| 2019-20 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
| (Base : 2016 = 100 for CPI - IW) |
| 2020-21 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| 2021-22 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| 2022-23 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 2023-24 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 7.0 |
| 2024-25 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 6.7 |
| 2025-26* | | | | 1.3* | 2.2* | 1.7* | -0.8* |
| (Base 2019=100 for CPI- AL, Base : 2024 = 100 for CPI All India General Index) |
| 2025-26# | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.9^ | 3.2# | 3.0# | 3.1# | 3.1# |
Notes : 1. IW: Industrial Workers AL: Agricultural Labourers
2. CPI - IW series for 2005-06 has been derived by linking the 2001 series with the 1982 series by using the linking factor 4.63 for the ‘General Index’ and 4.58 for the ‘Food Group’.
3. Prior to base 2016, CPI - IW Food and Beverages was termed as CPI - IW Food.
4. CPI - IW data with base 2016=100 were reported from September 2020; the linking factor with base 2001 series is 2.88.
5. CPI - AL Series for 1995-96 has been derived by linking the 1986-87 series with the 1960-61 series by using the linking factor 5.89.
6. *: Inflation numbers for CPI (Rural, Urban and Combined) for Base: 2012 =100 are available from April 2025 to December 2025.
7. #: Inflation numbers for CPI (Rural, Urban and Combined) for Base: 2024 =100 are available from January 2026 to March 2026.
8. ^: Inflation numbers for CPI -AL Base: 2019 =100 are available from June 2025.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Sources : 1. Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.
2. National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India. |