01213nam a22001457a 4500999001900000008004100019100005800060245006100118260003300179300003400212520067200246773003300918942000700951952010900958  c533723d533723260612b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKumar, Sanjay Sharma, N.K. and Hussain, Siraj 961228  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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