New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- After the revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) base year, overall CPI inflation is expected to rise marginally by 20-30 basis points (bps), according to a report by SBI Ecowrap.

The report stated that applying the new weights to the unchanged index results in a marginal increase of approximately 20-30 bps in overall inflation.

However, it also highlighted that in months when food inflation is higher, the new CPI could be 20-30 bps lower than the earlier series.

It stated "By considering the new weights on unchanged index, we have calculated New CPI with old indices and found that overall CPI will increase marginally by 20-30 bps".

The findings come in the backdrop of the revision of the CPI base year to 202...