01095nam a22001337a 4500 533723 533723 260612b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Kumar, Sanjay Sharma, N.K. and Hussain, Siraj 61228 New series of consumer price index: A case of many slips Economic & Political Weekly 61(20), May 16, 2026: p.14-18 The 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 https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/20/commentary/new-series-consumer-price-index.html Economic & Political Weekly AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 408902 IIPA IIPA 2026-06-12 61(20), May 16, 2026: p.14-18 AR139195 2026-06-12 AR