New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The Consumer Price Index registered an increment from 1.33 per cent for Dec 2025 to 2.75 per cent for Jan 2026 (provisional) as the base is revised from 2012 to 2024 on the basis of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24.
Rajeev Juneja, president of PHDCCI, said in a communique on Thursday: "Looking ahead, improved data quality and supply-side management is a win-win for industry and macroeconomic stability."Inflation increased mainly due to price hikes in personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services, education services and clothing.
Despite being the top contributor to inflation (weight: 36.75per cent), the Food and Beverages division saw a moderate inflation of 2.11 per cent"The t...