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Assam, Odisha among states clocking high rural inflation than urban in FY23

Assam, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and Delhi experienced higher rural inflation than urban inflation

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Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi
The recent Economic Survey for the financial year 2022-23 had a very detailed and threadbare analysis of inflation in rural areas that has been higher than urban areas in the months that just preceded the tabling of the report in the Parliament last week.

It said Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based Combined inflation increased in most of the states in FY23 as compared to FY22.

Among the states, Telangana, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh saw especially high rates of inflation in FY23 as compared to others.

Fuel and clothing were the major contributors to the surge in