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Clothing items: monthly index and change (base 2012)
Base 2012. All India, combined. Final 12 months (January to December 2025). Series ended with December 2025 (replaced by base 2024).
| Item | Jan 2025 | Feb 2025 | Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | YoY % Dec 2025 | ||||||||||||
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| Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | Index | MoM % | ||
| Dhoti | 204.6 | 0.05 | 204.7 | 0.05 | 204.8 | 0.05 | 205.1 | 0.15 | 205.5 | 0.20 | 205.5 | 0.00 | 205.4 | -0.05 | 205.0 | -0.19 | 205.4 | 0.20 | 204.9 | -0.24 | 204.8 | -0.05 | 205.1 | 0.15 | 0.29 |
| Saree | 200.0 | 0.15 | 200.2 | 0.10 | 200.6 | 0.20 | 200.9 | 0.15 | 201.4 | 0.25 | 201.4 | 0.00 | 201.4 | 0.00 | 201.6 | 0.10 | 201.9 | 0.15 | 201.4 | -0.25 | 201.4 | 0.00 | 201.8 | 0.20 | 1.05 |
| Shawl, Chaddar | 205.9 | 0.49 | 205.5 | -0.19 | 204.5 | -0.49 | 205.0 | 0.24 | 204.7 | -0.15 | 205.5 | 0.39 | 204.8 | -0.34 | 204.4 | -0.20 | 204.5 | 0.05 | 204.3 | -0.10 | 206.8 | 1.22 | 208.3 | 0.73 | 1.66 |
| Lungi | 191.8 | -0.42 | 192.4 | 0.31 | 193.1 | 0.36 | 193.3 | 0.10 | 193.3 | 0.00 | 193.1 | -0.10 | 193.3 | 0.10 | 193.8 | 0.26 | 193.9 | 0.05 | 193.0 | -0.46 | 192.8 | -0.10 | 192.8 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Kurta-pajama Suits: Males | 192.4 | -0.05 | 191.2 | -0.62 | 192.1 | 0.47 | 192.5 | 0.21 | 192.7 | 0.10 | 192.9 | 0.10 | 193.3 | 0.21 | 193.8 | 0.26 | 194.6 | 0.41 | 193.1 | -0.77 | 193.1 | 0.00 | 193.5 | 0.21 | 0.52 |
| Shirts, T-shirts | 192.1 | -0.10 | 192.3 | 0.10 | 192.7 | 0.21 | 192.9 | 0.10 | 193.0 | 0.05 | 193.3 | 0.16 | 193.5 | 0.10 | 193.8 | 0.16 | 193.9 | 0.05 | 193.3 | -0.31 | 193.1 | -0.10 | 193.0 | -0.05 | 0.36 |
| Shorts, Trousers, Bermudas | 186.9 | 0.11 | 187.1 | 0.11 | 187.4 | 0.16 | 187.7 | 0.16 | 188.2 | 0.27 | 188.2 | 0.00 | 188.3 | 0.05 | 188.6 | 0.16 | 189.0 | 0.21 | 188.6 | -0.21 | 188.6 | 0.00 | 188.9 | 0.16 | 1.18 |
| Baniyan, Socks, Other Hosiery and Undergarments, Etc. | 187.1 | -0.05 | 187.2 | 0.05 | 187.2 | 0.00 | 187.4 | 0.11 | 187.5 | 0.05 | 187.7 | 0.11 | 188.0 | 0.16 | 188.1 | 0.05 | 188.4 | 0.16 | 188.4 | 0.00 | 188.5 | 0.05 | 188.6 | 0.05 | 0.75 |
| Kurta-pajama Suits: Females | 187.3 | 0.27 | 187.7 | 0.21 | 188.4 | 0.37 | 188.9 | 0.27 | 189.3 | 0.21 | 189.6 | 0.16 | 189.9 | 0.16 | 190.1 | 0.11 | 190.4 | 0.16 | 189.9 | -0.26 | 190.1 | 0.11 | 190.1 | 0.00 | 1.77 |
| Frocks, Skirts, etc. | 204.4 | 0.25 | 204.8 | 0.20 | 205.3 | 0.24 | 205.8 | 0.24 | 206.0 | 0.10 | 206.2 | 0.10 | 206.4 | 0.10 | 207.0 | 0.29 | 207.7 | 0.34 | 207.6 | -0.05 | 207.6 | 0.00 | 208.0 | 0.19 | 2.01 |
| School/college Uniform: Boys | 184.2 | 0.00 | 184.8 | 0.33 | 185.3 | 0.27 | 185.9 | 0.32 | 186.8 | 0.48 | 187.9 | 0.59 | 188.7 | 0.43 | 188.7 | 0.00 | 189.0 | 0.16 | 189.4 | 0.21 | 189.0 | -0.21 | 189.3 | 0.16 | 2.77 |
| School/college Uniform: Girls | 184.5 | -0.05 | 185.0 | 0.27 | 185.4 | 0.22 | 185.8 | 0.22 | 186.2 | 0.22 | 188.3 | 1.13 | 189.4 | 0.58 | 189.5 | 0.05 | 189.8 | 0.16 | 190.1 | 0.16 | 189.7 | -0.21 | 189.7 | 0.00 | 2.76 |
| Coat, Jacket, Sweater, Windcheater | 184.8 | 0.76 | 183.3 | -0.81 | 181.5 | -0.98 | 182.5 | 0.55 | 182.0 | -0.27 | 181.4 | -0.33 | 182.0 | 0.33 | 181.3 | -0.38 | 181.6 | 0.17 | 181.3 | -0.17 | 184.4 | 1.71 | 185.6 | 0.65 | 1.20 |
| Knitting Wool | 164.0 | 0.49 | 164.0 | 0.00 | 162.1 | -1.16 | 161.0 | -0.68 | 160.3 | -0.43 | 158.6 | -1.06 | 158.7 | 0.06 | 158.7 | 0.00 | 158.7 | 0.00 | 158.7 | 0.00 | 161.3 | 1.64 | 162.5 | 0.74 | -0.43 |
| Cloth for Shirt, Pyjama, Kurta, Salwar, etc. | 208.1 | 0.05 | 208.6 | 0.24 | 209.0 | 0.19 | 209.3 | 0.14 | 209.8 | 0.24 | 210.5 | 0.33 | 211.0 | 0.24 | 211.5 | 0.24 | 211.9 | 0.19 | 212.1 | 0.09 | 212.2 | 0.05 | 212.6 | 0.19 | 2.21 |
| Cloth for Coat, Trousers, Suit, etc. | 186.2 | 0.22 | 186.2 | 0.00 | 186.4 | 0.11 | 186.9 | 0.27 | 187.5 | 0.32 | 187.8 | 0.16 | 187.4 | -0.21 | 187.2 | -0.11 | 187.7 | 0.27 | 187.6 | -0.05 | 188.3 | 0.37 | 188.9 | 0.32 | 1.67 |
| Clothing (first-hand): Other | 177.0 | -0.11 | 177.5 | 0.28 | 177.8 | 0.17 | 178.0 | 0.11 | 178.7 | 0.39 | 179.2 | 0.28 | 180.7 | 0.84 | 180.3 | -0.22 | 180.6 | 0.17 | 180.7 | 0.06 | 180.9 | 0.11 | 181.3 | 0.22 | 2.31 |
| Clothing: Second-hand | 162.8 | 0.00 | 163.2 | 0.25 | 163.0 | -0.12 | 165.2 | 1.35 | 166.3 | 0.67 | 171.4 | 3.07 | 171.5 | 0.06 | 171.2 | -0.17 | 174.0 | 1.64 | 174.4 | 0.23 | 175.5 | 0.63 | 176.0 | 0.28 | 8.11 |
| Gamchha, Towel, Handkerchief | 191.8 | 0.00 | 192.1 | 0.16 | 192.4 | 0.16 | 192.4 | 0.00 | 192.5 | 0.05 | 192.7 | 0.10 | 192.8 | 0.05 | 193.0 | 0.10 | 193.1 | 0.05 | 192.7 | -0.21 | 192.6 | -0.05 | 192.9 | 0.16 | 0.57 |
| Headwear, Belts, Ties | 199.5 | -0.15 | 200.7 | 0.60 | 199.8 | -0.45 | 200.9 | 0.55 | 200.9 | 0.00 | 187.1 | -6.87 | 187.1 | 0.00 | 187.4 | 0.16 | 188.4 | 0.53 | 188.3 | -0.05 | 188.6 | 0.16 | 189.5 | 0.48 | -5.16 |
| Total clothing | 196.5 | 0.10 | 196.8 | 0.15 | 197.1 | 0.15 | 197.5 | 0.20 | 197.9 | 0.20 | 198.3 | 0.20 | 198.6 | 0.15 | 198.8 | 0.10 | 199.2 | 0.20 | 199.0 | -0.10 | 199.3 | 0.15 | 199.6 | 0.15 | 1.68 |