01035nam a22001097a 4500008004100000100005100041245006100092260003300153300003400186520067200220773003300892260612b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKumar, Sanjay Sharma, N.K. and Hussain, Siraj   aNew series of consumer price index: A case of many slips  aEconomic & Political Weekly   a61(20), May 16, 2026: p.14-18  aThe recently updated base year of the consumer price index was eagerly awaited by researchers and policymakers. It includes weight updates and improved data from digital and administrative sources. However, several conceptual oversights pervade the new series, such as the lack of essential data for the rural housing index and price imputation for items that became free during the currency of the CPI series. Additionally, failing to address population underestimation in socio-economic surveys necessitates a revision of weights at the state and all-India levels. – Reproduced 

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