India's CPI inflation eases to 4.25 pct in May, lowest figure in 25 months

By  India Blooms News Service   Jun 13, 2023

Indias retail inflation in May stood at a 25-month low point of 4.25 per cent, as per data released by the Indian government on Monday.

In April, the figure stood at 4.7 percent.

The price data are collected from selected 1114 urban Markets and 1181 villages covering all States/UTs through personal visits by field staff of Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI on a weekly roster.

During the month of May 2023, NSO collected prices from 98.56 % villages and 97.04% urban Markets while the Market-wise prices reported therein were 88.56% for rural and 90.76% for urban.