Consumer Price Index data for Nagaland show higher index values in rural areas than urban areas during November and December 2025.
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KOHIMA — The general Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for Nagaland state indicated a gap between rural and urban areas in November and December 2025, with higher CPI index values recorded in the rural sector than in urban areas.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, National Statistical Office, released the consumer price index numbers on base 2012=100 for rural, urban and combined for the month of December 2025 on Monday.
The inflation in Nagaland’s rural areas showed higher index levels compared to the urban areas for both November (final) and December (provisional) of 2025.
In the rural areas, the index stood at 208.3 in November 2025 (final) and 208.2 in December 2025 (provisional). In the urban areas, it stood at 190.5 in November 2025 (final) and 191.2 in December 2025 (provisional). The weight is 0.14 and 0.12 respectively for rural and urban.
The combined index for both rural and urban areas was 200.7 in November 2025 (final) and 201.0 in December 2025 (provisional). The weight is 0.13.
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Nationally, the year-on-year inflation rate based on the All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for the month of December 2025 over December 2024 is -2.71% (provisional). The corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban areas are -3.08% and -2.09% respectively. An increase of 120 basis points was observed in food inflation in December 2025 compared to November 2025.
Meanwhile, the year-on-year headline inflation rate based on the All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of December 2025 over December 2024 is 1.33% (provisional). There was an increase of 62 basis points in headline inflation in December 2025 compared to November 2025.
The increase in headline inflation and food inflation during December 2025 is mainly attributed to an increase in inflation of personal care and effects, vegetables, meat and fish, eggs, spices, and pulses and products.
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An increase in headline and food inflation in the rural sector was observed in December 2025. The headline inflation stood at 0.76% (provisional) in December 2025 compared to 0.10% in November 2025. The CFPI-based food inflation in the rural sector was -3.08% (provisional) in December 2025 compared to -4.05% in November 2025.
In the urban sector, headline inflation increased from 1.40% in November 2025 to 2.03% (provisional) in December 2025. Food inflation also increased from -3.60% in November 2025 to -2.09% (provisional) in December 2025.
The year-on-year housing inflation rate for the month of December 2025 was 2.86% (provisional). The corresponding inflation rate for November 2025 was 2.95%. The housing index is compiled for the urban sector only.
For both rural and urban areas, the year-on-year education inflation rate for the month of December 2025 was 3.32% (provisional) for combined education inflation. The corresponding inflation rate for November 2025 was 3.38%.
In health inflation, the year-on-year rate for December 2025 was 3.43% (provisional) compared to 3.60% in November 2025. For transport and communication, the inflation rate for December 2025 was 0.76% (provisional) compared to 0.88% in November 2025. For fuel and light, the year-on-year inflation rate for December 2025 was 1.97% (provisional) compared to 2.32% in November 2025.