How do you access CPI Combined data?

CPI Combined is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.

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CPI

Consumer Price Index (Combined)

Name: Consumer Price Index (Combined)
Creator: MoSPI

CPI Combined is used to measure consumer price inflation for rural, urban, and all-India series.

Open downloadMediumGood starting dataset

prices macroeconomy

Host / institution

MoSPI / eSankhyiki · MoSPI

Geography

India, state

Time coverage

Ongoing monthly

Update frequency

Monthly

What this is best for

Inflation, deflators, and household price pressure

Main limitations

Item detail depends on published breakdowns

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is CPI Combined used for?: Inflation, deflators, and household price pressure
How do you access CPI Combined data?: CPI Combined is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does CPI Combined cover?: Geography: India, state. Time coverage: Ongoing monthly.
What are the main limitations of CPI Combined?: Item detail depends on published breakdowns

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

1 link

OfficialCPI releases (MoSPI)www.mospi.gov.in/

Variables5

Live-fetched www.mospi.gov.in (2026-07-09): Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation | Government Of India. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
Rural CPI	Rural consumer price index	Prices
Urban CPI	Urban consumer price index	Prices
Combined CPI	All-India combined CPI	Prices
Groups / sub-groups	Item group and sub-group indices	Structure
State-wise	State / UT CPI where published	Geography

Formats

portal · press releases

Technical tags

monthlyportal tables

Example uses

Real wage and poverty line updates

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Modelling Inflation Rate Uncertainty in India: An Empirical Study
Mrs. Jai Lakshmi Sharma, Prof. R.K. Maheshwari, Shivam Agarwal · Kaav International Journal of Economics Commerce & Business Management · 2023
Analyzes CPI Combined data in the context of: "Modelling Inflation Rate Uncertainty in India: An Empirical Study".
Working paperAnalyzes data
Monetary Policy Credibility, Real Exchange rate and Exchange rate pass-through in India
Arshid Hussain Peer, Mirza Allim Baig · Research Square · 2023
Analyzes CPI Combined data in the context of: "Monetary Policy Credibility, Real Exchange rate and Exchange rate pass-through in India".
Working paperAnalyzes data
Relative prices and monetary policy information variables : Long run evidence from Finland
Antti Ripatti, Jouko Vilmunen · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 1995
Analyzes CPI Combined data in the context of: "Relative prices and monetary policy information variables : Long run evidence from Finland".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.