Headline Inflation: Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of December, 2025 over December, 2024 is 1.33% (Provisional). There is an increase of 62 basis points in headline inflation of December, 2025 in comparison to November, 2025. Food Inflation: Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for the month of ...
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India and the global ‘happiness’ rankings
Happiness is not something we possess. It is something we pursue. India’s restlessness, debates, innovations and demands for better lives may be the clearest sign of wellbeing. Less satisfaction does not mean unhappiness. It signals ambition. The World Happiness Report 2025, by the Wellbeing Research Centre at Oxford, again places the Scandinavian countries like Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden at ...
Read More »Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the Month of November, 2025 (Base Year: 2011-12)
The annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is (-) 0.32% (provisional) for the month of November, 2025 (over November, 2024). Negative rate of inflation in November, 2025 is primarily due to decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, manufacture of basic metals and electricity etc. The index ...
Read More »INDEX OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES (BASE YEAR: 2011-12=100) FOR OCTOBER, 2025
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) in October 2025 has remained unchanged at 162.4 (provisional) as compared to the Index in October, 2024. The production of Fertilizer, Steel, Cement and Petroleum Refinery products recorded positive growth in October, 2025. The details of annual indices, monthly indices and growth rates are provided at Annex I and Annex II. The ICI measures ...
Read More »The cumulative value of merchandise exports during April-October 2025 was US$ 254.25 Billion, as compared to US$ 252.66 Billion during April-October 2024, registering a positive growth of 0.63%
India’s total exports (Merchandise and Services combined) for October 2025* is estimated at US$ 72.89 Billion, registering a negative growth of (-) 0.68 percent vis-à-vis October 2024. Total imports (Merchandise and Services combined) for October 2025* is estimated at US$ 94.70 Billion, registering a positive growth of 14.87 percent vis-à-vis October 2024. Table 1: Trade during October 2025* ...
Read More »CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS ON BASE 2012=100 FOR RURAL, URBAN AND COMBINED FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2025
I. Key highlights · Headline Inflation drops to 0.25 % in October, 2025 · Food inflation declines to -5.02 % in this month · Impact of reduction in GST visible across all sectors Headline Inflation: Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of October, 2025 over October, 2024 is 0.25% (Provisional). There is decrease of 119 basis ...
Read More »Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data as on 30th September 2025
Particulars Wireless* Wireline Total (Wireless+ Wireline) Broadband Subscribers (Million) 951.23 44.40 995.63 Urban Telephone Subscribers (Million) 647.47 41.64 689.11 Net Addition in August 2025 (Million) 2.20 0.12 2.32 Monthly Growth Rate 0.34% 0.28% 0.34% Rural Telephone Subscribers (Million) 534.85 4.98 539.83 Net Addition in August 2025 (Million) 2.09 -0.01 2.08 Monthly Growth Rate 0.39% -0.23% 0.39% Total Telephone Subscribers (Million) ...
Read More »Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the Month of September, 2025 (Base Year: 2011-12)
The annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 0.13% (provisional) for the month of September, 2025 (over September, 2024). Positive rate of inflation in September, 2025 is primarily due to increase in prices of manufacture of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, other transport equipment and textiles etc. The index numbers and inflation rate for the last ...
Read More »India’s Index of industrial production records growth of 4.0% in August 2025
QUICK ESTIMATE OF INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND USE-BASED INDEX FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2025 (BASE 2011-12=100) With the Mining sector growth at 6%, the All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a 4.0 % year-on-year growth in August 2025. In manufacturing sector “Manufacture of basic metals” at 12.2% and “Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers” at ...
Read More »INDEX OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES (BASE YEAR: 2011-12=100) FOR AUGUST, 2025
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 6.3 per cent (provisional) in August, 2025 as compared to the Index in August, 2024. The production of Steel, Coal, Cement, Fertilizer, Electricity and Petroleum Refinery products recorded positive growth in August, 2025. The details of annual indices, monthly indices and growth rates are provided at Annex I and Annex II. The ICI ...
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Indian Industry Plus A Pratisrutiplus Suppliment