Consumer Price Index (CPI) Numbers for February 2025

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for February 2025. The report highlights a decline in overall inflation, marking the lowest year-on-year inflation rate since July 2024. A significant drop in food inflation is also observed, particularly in rural areas. The following are the key highlights of the report.

Key Highlights

Overall Inflation

  • Year-on-year CPI-based inflation for February 2025 stood at 3.61% (Provisional), down by 65 basis points from January 2025.
  • It is the lowest inflation rate since July 2024.

Food Inflation

  • The Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)-based inflation is 3.75% (Provisional).
  • Rural CFPI inflation: 4.06%, Urban CFPI inflation: 3.20%.
  • A sharp decline of 222 basis points in food inflation compared to January 2025, making it the lowest since May 2023.

Rural vs Urban Inflation

  • Rural inflation: 3.79% in February 2025 (down from 4.59% in January 2025).
  • Urban inflation: 3.32% in February 2025 (down from 3.87% in January 2025).

Sector-wise Inflation Trends

  • Housing Inflation: 2.91% (up from 2.82% in January 2025).
  • Fuel & Light Inflation: -1.33% (improved from -1.49% in January 2025).
  • Education Inflation: 3.83% (same as January 2025).
  • Health Inflation: 4.12% (up from 3.97% in January 2025).
  • Transport & Communication Inflation: 2.87% (up from 2.76% in January 2025).

Main Drivers of Inflation Decline

  • Prices of vegetables, eggs, meat & fish, pulses, and dairy products witnessed a decline.

Top Five Items with Highest Inflation

  • Coconut oil (54.48%)
  • Coconut (41.61%)
  • Gold (35.56%)
  • Silver (30.89%)
  • Onion (30.42%)

Top Five Items with Lowest Inflation

  • Ginger (-35.81%)
  • Jeera (-28.77%)
  • Tomato (-28.51%)
  • Cauliflower (-21.19%)
  • Garlic (-20.32%)

Data Collection

  • Price data collected from 1114 urban markets and 1181 villages across all States/UTs.
  • 100% villages and 98.6% urban markets reported data.
Summary/Static Details
Why in the news? Consumer Price Index (CPI) Numbers for February 2025
Overall CPI Inflation 3.61%
Food Inflation (CFPI) 3.75%
Rural Inflation 3.79%
Urban Inflation 3.32%
Housing Inflation 2.91%
Fuel & Light Inflation -1.33%
Education Inflation 3.83%
Health Inflation 4.12%
Transport & Communication Inflation 2.87%
Highest Inflation Item Coconut Oil (54.48%)
Lowest Inflation Item Ginger (-35.81%)
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