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5.24 States in the North Eastern region as well as those in the East, experienced relatively higher
inflation in rural areas. These states also experienced high urban inflation (Figure 17b & c).

17b. CPI- Rural Inflation in 2020-21 (Jun-Dec) 17c. CPI- Urban Inflation in 2020-21 (Jun-Dec)

Source: NSO
Notes: CPI Urban inflation is not available for Arunachal Pradesh as it is not published on a regular basis for
this state.

5.25 Top ten States (as per weights) having 71.2 per cent weight in CPI-C contributed 71.2 per
cent to overall CPI inflation in the current year (Jun-Dec), as compared to 72.7 per cent during
the same period last year (Figure 18).

Figure 18: Contribution of Top 10 States (as per weights) to Overall CPI inflation

Source: NSO
Note: State level CPI indices are not available for April and May 2020. Value of the weight is the height at which
the bubble stands. For eg, for Maharashtra, it is 13.2% and for Kerala, it is 4.6%.