Reference Number :
47R12-PR2018-01
On a Year-on-Year comparison, commodity groups under Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels posted the highest CPI of 214.5 while Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco posted the highest increment of 7 index points from 204.5 in 2016 to 211. 5 in 2017. CPI for All Items went up to 173.3 equivalent to 3.2 percent increase from 2016.