The index that measures the average change in the prices of goods and services consumed by urban households is called
Wholesale Price Index
Consumer Price Index
Producer Price Index
Sensex
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC Combined Section Officer – 2019-20
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. In India, CPI is calculated separately for rural, urban, and combined populations. The question specifically refers to urban households, which corresponds to CPI-Urban or CPI-Combined (which includes urban data). WPI measures prices at the wholesale level, PPI measures prices received by producers, and Sensex is a stock market index.
– CPI reflects the cost of living for typical consumers.
– It is used as a key measure of retail inflation.
– Different series of CPI are published based on the target population (urban, rural, combined).