5.2 Cost of Living Indices
					Point-to-Point Variations
		Weights	Latest	Month	Over	Over 12 Months		Fiscal Year So Far		Full Fiscal Year
			Index		Month	Previous	Current	Previous	Current	2022-23	2023-24
	Industrial Workers (IW) (2016=100)	100.0	138.9	Jan-24	0.1	6.2	4.6	5.4	4.2	2.3	6.1
	Agricultural Labourers (AL) (1986-87=100)	100.0	1258	Feb-24	0.0	6.9	7.4	6.6	7.1	6.6	6.8
	New Series of CPI: (Base: 2012=100)
	Combined (Rural plus Urban)
	General Index (All Groups)	100.0	185.8	Mar-24	0.0	5.7	4.9	5.7	4.9	6.7	5.4
	Food	39.1	189.8	Mar-24	0.2	4.8	8.5	4.8	8.5	6.6	7.5
	Miscellaneous	28.3	180.2	Mar-24	0.2	5.8	3.5	5.8	3.5	6.3	4.5
	Rural	53.5	187.7	Mar-24	0.2	5.5	5.4	5.5	5.4	6.8	5.6
	Urban	46.5	183.6	Mar-24	-0.2	5.9	4.1	5.9	4.1	6.4	5.1
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