{
 "meta": {
  "dossier": "cpi",
  "frequency": "monthly",
  "base": "2024=100",
  "source": "MoSPI, National Statistical Office",
  "vintage": "2026-10-09",
  "mock": false,
  "geo": "IND",
  "latestPeriod": "2026-08",
  "releaseDate": "2026-09-12",
  "coverage": "All India, Urban; the 12 divisions of the 2024 basket",
  "note": "Base 2024=100, a separate series from the 2012 base — never spliced. Headline is the published all-groups index (CPI General): the API serves no component weights for this base yet, so the computed-from-weights cross-check the 2012-base bundles get is not possible here. y/y is computed from published index levels; the API's own published inflation rate is kept as a crosscheck.",
  "revisionPolicy": "CPI is final on release; never revised."
 },
 "dates": [
  "2026-01-01",
  "2026-02-01",
  "2026-03-01",
  "2026-04-01",
  "2026-05-01",
  "2026-06-01",
  "2026-07-01",
  "2026-08-01"
 ],
 "series": {
  "food_and_beverages_01": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_01_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Food and beverages, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "01",
   "division": "Food and beverages",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Food and beverages",
   "data": [
    2.38,
    3.33,
    3.52,
    3.88,
    4.39,
    4.79,
    4.74,
    5.3
   ]
  },
  "paan_tobacco_and_intoxicants_02": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_02_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Paan, tobacco and intoxicants, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "02",
   "division": "Paan, tobacco and intoxicants",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Paan, tobacco and intoxicants",
   "data": [
    3.15,
    3.56,
    4.43,
    5.05,
    5.35,
    5.32,
    5.32,
    5.18
   ]
  },
  "clothing_and_footwear_03": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_03_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Clothing and footwear, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "03",
   "division": "Clothing and footwear",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Clothing and footwear",
   "data": [
    2.29,
    2.11,
    2.06,
    2.05,
    2.16,
    2.33,
    2.41,
    2.56
   ]
  },
  "housing_water_electricity_gas_and_other_fuels_04": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_04_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "04",
   "division": "Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels",
   "data": [
    1.57,
    1.62,
    1.86,
    1.66,
    1.58,
    1.76,
    1.98,
    2.22
   ]
  },
  "furnishings_household_equipment_and_routine_household_maintenance_05": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_05_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "05",
   "division": "Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance",
   "data": [
    1.31,
    1.12,
    1.11,
    1.27,
    1.43,
    1.74,
    1.88,
    2.16
   ]
  },
  "health_06": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_06_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Health, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "06",
   "division": "Health",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Health",
   "data": [
    2.3,
    2.11,
    1.91,
    1.78,
    1.57,
    1.44,
    1.37,
    1.34
   ]
  },
  "transport_07": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_07_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Transport, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "07",
   "division": "Transport",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Transport",
   "data": [
    0.05,
    -0.06,
    -0.01,
    -0.04,
    1.68,
    4.24,
    4.38,
    4.49
   ]
  },
  "information_and_communication_08": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_08_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Information and communication, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "08",
   "division": "Information and communication",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Information and communication",
   "data": [
    0.08,
    0.16,
    0.19,
    0.33,
    0.21,
    0.29,
    0.46,
    1.74
   ]
  },
  "recreation_sport_and_culture_09": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_09_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Recreation, sport and culture, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "09",
   "division": "Recreation, sport and culture",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Recreation, sport and culture",
   "data": [
    2.59,
    2.43,
    2.49,
    1.84,
    1.71,
    1.41,
    1.28,
    1.38
   ]
  },
  "education_services_10": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_10_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Education services, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "10",
   "division": "Education services",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Education services",
   "data": [
    3.54,
    3.54,
    3.55,
    3.3,
    3.14,
    3.8,
    4.14,
    4.28
   ]
  },
  "restaurants_and_accommodation_services_11": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_11_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Restaurants and accommodation services, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "11",
   "division": "Restaurants and accommodation services",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Restaurants and accommodation services",
   "data": [
    3.66,
    3.36,
    3.35,
    4.52,
    5.99,
    7.06,
    7.68,
    8.23
   ]
  },
  "personal_care_social_protection_and_miscellaneous_goods_and_services_13": {
   "name": "cpi2024_urban_division_13_yoy_pct",
   "label": "Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services, urban",
   "color": "#5F6675",
   "code": "13",
   "division": "Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services",
   "unit": "pct_yoy",
   "group": "Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services",
   "data": [
    18.3,
    18.41,
    17.46,
    16.56,
    17.08,
    15.42,
    13.75,
    14.12
   ]
  }
 },
 "crosscheck": {
  "published_inflation": {
   "food_and_beverages_01": [
    2.38,
    3.33,
    3.53,
    3.87,
    4.38,
    4.79,
    4.75,
    5.3
   ],
   "paan_tobacco_and_intoxicants_02": [
    3.15,
    3.56,
    4.43,
    5.04,
    5.35,
    5.32,
    5.32,
    5.18
   ],
   "clothing_and_footwear_03": [
    2.3,
    2.11,
    2.06,
    2.04,
    2.16,
    2.32,
    2.41,
    2.57
   ],
   "housing_water_electricity_gas_and_other_fuels_04": [
    1.56,
    1.62,
    1.86,
    1.67,
    1.59,
    1.75,
    1.98,
    2.22
   ],
   "furnishings_household_equipment_and_routine_household_maintenance_05": [
    1.32,
    1.12,
    1.11,
    1.27,
    1.43,
    1.73,
    1.88,
    2.16
   ],
   "health_06": [
    2.3,
    2.11,
    1.92,
    1.78,
    1.57,
    1.45,
    1.37,
    1.33
   ],
   "transport_07": [
    0.05,
    -0.06,
    -0.01,
    -0.04,
    1.68,
    4.24,
    4.38,
    4.49
   ],
   "information_and_communication_08": [
    0.07,
    0.15,
    0.2,
    0.33,
    0.21,
    0.28,
    0.46,
    1.74
   ],
   "recreation_sport_and_culture_09": [
    2.59,
    2.43,
    2.49,
    1.84,
    1.72,
    1.42,
    1.28,
    1.37
   ],
   "education_services_10": [
    3.53,
    3.54,
    3.55,
    3.3,
    3.14,
    3.81,
    4.14,
    4.29
   ],
   "restaurants_and_accommodation_services_11": [
    3.66,
    3.36,
    3.35,
    4.53,
    5.99,
    7.06,
    7.68,
    8.23
   ],
   "personal_care_social_protection_and_miscellaneous_goods_and_services_13": [
    18.3,
    18.41,
    17.47,
    16.56,
    17.07,
    15.42,
    13.75,
    14.12
   ]
  }
 }
}