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MoSPI and the National Statistics Office: India's official statistics

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), through the National Statistics Office (NSO), publishes India's GDP estimates, the consumer price index, the index of industrial production, the Periodic Labour Force Survey and large household surveys such as the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey. Its eSankhyiki portal brings the data together for download. The census and Sample Registration System are run separately by the Office of the Registrar General.

Release calendar

What it publishes

• Quarterly and annual GDP estimates (national accounts).
• Consumer price index (all-India, rural and urban), monthly.
• Index of industrial production, monthly.
• Periodic Labour Force Survey: monthly, quarterly and annual labour market estimates.
• Household Consumption Expenditure Survey and other NSS surveys.
• Statistical yearbooks and thematic reports.

Key datasets

• MoSPI press releases
  CPI, GDP, IIP and PLFS releases with PDF tables.
  Updated: Monthly and quarterly
• eSankhyiki portal
  Data portal for MoSPI datasets with download options.
  Updated: Continuous
• MoSPI home page
  Links to publications, surveys and the release calendar.
  Updated: Continuous

APIs and downloads

• eSankhyiki
  Interactive data and downloads for CPI, national accounts, PLFS, IIP and more.

When it publishes

MoSPI publishes an advance release calendar on its website. CPI is released monthly and GDP estimates quarterly. MoSPI's website relies on scripts and could not be read by automated tools when checked.

How to use it to check a claim

1. Check whether a GDP growth figure is year-on-year for a quarter, for a fiscal year (April to March), or a projection.
2. For inflation, check whether the claim uses the all-India combined CPI, rural or urban, and which base year.
3. For unemployment, check the PLFS status (current weekly status or usual status), the age group and rural or urban coverage.

Common mistakes

• Figures from the census and the Sample Registration System come from the Registrar General, not MoSPI.
• Base-year revisions to CPI and GDP can change growth rates for past periods.

When is India's CPI released?

The NSO releases CPI each month on dates in MoSPI's advance release calendar; the RBI's policy statements also cite the latest figure.

Where can I download MoSPI data?

Use the eSankhyiki portal or the PDF and Excel files attached to each press release.

Questions answered using this source

• What is the inflation rate in India?
• What is India's GDP growth rate?
• What is the unemployment rate in India?
• What is the population of India?

Links checked 14 October 2026. This page describes what the source publishes and gives no verdict on any claim.