Base Year of CPI changed to 2012=100

Q.  CSO has revised base year of CPI from 2010=100 to__________.
- Published on 16 Nov 15

a. 2013=100
b. 2012=100
c. 2011=100
d. None of the above

ANSWER: 2012=100
 
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised the Base Year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 2010=100 to 2012=100 w.e.f the release of indices for the month of January 2015.The General Indices (Provisional) for the month of October 2015 for Rural, Urban and Combined stood at 127.7, 124.2 and 126.1 while the CFPI for Rural, Urban and Combined for the same month are 132.0, 133.1 and 132.4 respectively.

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