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Consumer Price Inflation (CPI-Combined)

Annual average year-on-year inflation in MoSPI's Consumer Price Index (Combined rural + urban) by state. Base year 2012 = 100. The headline macroeconomic measure of household-level price change.

Tamil Nadu, latest

4.6%

2024

Change

-54.5%

2012 → 2024

Rank vs compared states

#4 of 5

TN vs MH, KA, GJ, UP · lower is better

Tamil Nadu's CPI inflation is 4.6% (2024), down +54.5% since 2012. It ranks #4 of 5 compared states (lower is better).

Source Official National Statistical Office (NSO), MoSPI Coverage 2012 – 2024 Sources & methodology ↓
CPI inflation · 2012 – 2024

Tamil Nadu's CPI inflation fell from 10.1% (2012) to 4.6% (2024).

10.1% 4.6% 2012 2018 2024

Source: National Statistical Office (NSO), MoSPI

Compare with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
2012 2018 2024
  1. 1 MH Maharashtra 4.9% 2024
  2. 2 TN Tamil Nadu 4.6% 2024
  3. 3 UP Uttar Pradesh 4.5% 2024
  4. 4 KA Karnataka 4.4% 2024
  5. 5 GJ Gujarat 3.8% 2024

Tamil Nadu highlighted. Each row shows that state's value and the year it is from — compare like years with care.

Where this data comes from

The provenance of every value above and how to cite it.

Source provenance

All observations come from a single source.

  1. 2012 → 2024

    Primary

    National Statistical Office (NSO), MoSPI

    MoSPI CPI Monthly Bulletins (Combined, base 2012=100)

    65 observations across 5 states · Tier 2

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Methodology & notes

Inflation rate computed as the percent change between consecutive years' annual mean CPI-Combined index. State-level values from MoSPI monthly bulletins.

All values

Every observation, by state and period. Newest first.

Tamil Nadu

  • 2024 2024 4.6%
  • 2023 2023 5.7%
  • 2022 2022 6.5%
  • 2021 2021 4.4%
  • 2020 2020 5.9%
  • 2019 2019 4.1%
  • 2018 2018 3.5%
  • 2017 2017 2.8%
  • 2016 2016 4.5%
  • 2015 2015 5.2%
  • 2014 2014 6.4%
  • 2013 2013 9.4%
  • 2012 2012 10.1%
Maharashtra 13 values
  • 2024 2024 4.9%
  • 2023 2023 5.5%
  • 2022 2022 6.8%
  • 2021 2021 5.2%
  • 2020 2020 6.6%
  • 2019 2019 4.4%
  • 2018 2018 3.9%
  • 2017 2017 3.4%
  • 2016 2016 4.6%
  • 2015 2015 5.5%
  • 2014 2014 6.5%
  • 2013 2013 10.2%
  • 2012 2012 9.9%
Karnataka 13 values
  • 2024 2024 4.4%
  • 2023 2023 5.8%
  • 2022 2022 6.9%
  • 2021 2021 4.6%
  • 2020 2020 7.0%
  • 2019 2019 4.5%
  • 2018 2018 4.2%
  • 2017 2017 3.6%
  • 2016 2016 5.8%
  • 2015 2015 5.0%
  • 2014 2014 6.6%
  • 2013 2013 9.5%
  • 2012 2012 10.2%
Gujarat 13 values
  • 2024 2024 3.8%
  • 2023 2023 5.0%
  • 2022 2022 7.0%
  • 2021 2021 5.0%
  • 2020 2020 6.2%
  • 2019 2019 4.7%
  • 2018 2018 3.6%
  • 2017 2017 3.0%
  • 2016 2016 5.0%
  • 2015 2015 4.8%
  • 2014 2014 6.7%
  • 2013 2013 9.8%
  • 2012 2012 10.4%
Uttar Pradesh 13 values
  • 2024 2024 4.5%
  • 2023 2023 5.6%
  • 2022 2022 6.0%
  • 2021 2021 5.6%
  • 2020 2020 5.8%
  • 2019 2019 4.0%
  • 2018 2018 4.4%
  • 2017 2017 3.1%
  • 2016 2016 5.4%
  • 2015 2015 5.3%
  • 2014 2014 6.5%
  • 2013 2013 9.6%
  • 2012 2012 9.5%

Cross-state comparison (2024)

Sorted low → high. Tamil Nadu highlighted.