| 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) |
| 1990-91 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 7.6 | - | - | - | - |
| 1991-92 | 13.5 | 15.7 | 19.3 | - | - | - | - |
| 1992-93 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 12.4 | - | - | - | - |
| 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) |
| 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 |
Notes : 1. IW: Industrial Workers AL: Agricultural Labourers
2. CPI - IW inflation for 2005-06 has been derived by linking the 2001 series with the 1982 series by using the linking factor 4.63.
3. CPI - IW inflation for 2020-21 has been derived by linking the 2016 series with the 2001 series by using the linking factor 2.88.
4. CPI - AL inflation for 1995-96 has been derived by linking the 1986-87 series with the 1960-61 series by using the linking factor 5.89.
5. CPI (Rural, Urban and Combined) inflation is available from January 2012.
Sources : 1. Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.
2. National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India.
Also see Notes on Tables. |