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  "format": "india-by-the-numbers.series.v1",
  "id": "economy/prices",
  "name": "Essential-commodity retail prices",
  "hub": "Economy",
  "topic": "Inflation and prices",
  "moduleIds": [
    "prices"
  ],
  "url": "https://data.indiadispatch.com/economy/essential-commodity-prices",
  "period": "4 October 2026",
  "periodKey": "2026-10-04",
  "latest": {
    "formattedValue": "₹45.87 · $0.476",
    "supportingFigures": "Rice price per 1 Kg. Other commodities retain their own unit in the table.",
    "inr": 45.87,
    "usd": 0.4762250830564784
  },
  "source": {
    "name": "Department of Consumer Affairs",
    "url": "https://fcainfoweb.nic.in/"
  },
  "numericValue": 45.87,
  "unit": "INR",
  "measure": "current",
  "cadence": "Daily",
  "version": "b76feeb8a67f301c50574d6755d8392d9404d77542cffc2eddfe780aed29ebfd",
  "dateModified": "2026-10-05T05:33:24.257Z",
  "coverage": "2026-10-04",
  "notes": [
    "The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.",
    "Comparison columns are dated reference readings, not daily histories. Each price is per the commodity’s stated unit.",
    "Dollar equivalents use the site’s reference rate of $1 = ₹96.32 on 2 October 2026, not historical exchange rates."
  ],
  "license": {
    "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "scope": "India Dispatch's original compiled tables and editorial text"
  },
  "sourceRights": "Underlying source publishers retain their own rights. This license does not grant rights to publisher documents, branding or other third-party material.",
  "attribution": "India by the numbers, Essential-commodity retail prices, 4 October 2026, https://data.indiadispatch.com/economy/essential-commodity-prices. Source: Department of Consumer Affairs.",
  "valueRepresentation": "Table cells are the publication's formatted observations, with units retained. Missing observations are not zero. Numeric latest amounts, where present, are separately labelled INR and USD.",
  "tables": [
    {
      "title": "Retail prices per the stated commodity unit",
      "temporalCoverage": "2026-10-04",
      "columns": [
        "Commodity",
        "Unit",
        "Current",
        "One week",
        "One month",
        "Six months",
        "One year",
        "Two years"
      ],
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          "id": "Broken Rice",
          "cells": [
            "Broken Rice",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹32.48 · $0.337",
            "₹32.81 · $0.341",
            "₹32.8 · $0.341",
            "Not reported",
            "Not reported",
            "Not reported"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Rice",
          "cells": [
            "Rice",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹45.87 · $0.476",
            "₹45.77 · $0.475",
            "₹45.39 · $0.471",
            "₹42.62 · $0.442",
            "₹42.52 · $0.441",
            "₹43.46 · $0.451"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Wheat",
          "cells": [
            "Wheat",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹32.15 · $0.334",
            "₹32.14 · $0.334",
            "₹31.75 · $0.33",
            "₹31 · $0.322",
            "₹31.75 · $0.33",
            "₹31.1 · $0.323"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Atta (Wheat)",
          "cells": [
            "Atta (Wheat)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹37.71 · $0.392",
            "₹37.94 · $0.394",
            "₹37.62 · $0.391",
            "₹36.98 · $0.384",
            "₹37.11 · $0.385",
            "₹36.07 · $0.374"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Gram Dal(Bharat Dal Adjusted)",
          "cells": [
            "Gram Dal(Bharat Dal Adjusted)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹83.59 · $0.868",
            "₹83.06 · $0.862",
            "₹83.41 · $0.866",
            "₹81.3 · $0.844",
            "₹82.48 · $0.856",
            "₹88.93 · $0.923"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Gram Dal",
          "cells": [
            "Gram Dal",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹87.75 · $0.911",
            "₹87.13 · $0.905",
            "₹87.55 · $0.909",
            "₹85.06 · $0.883",
            "₹86.45 · $0.898",
            "₹94.03 · $0.976"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Tur/Arhar Dal",
          "cells": [
            "Tur/Arhar Dal",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹124.82 · $1.3",
            "₹124.41 · $1.29",
            "₹124.02 · $1.29",
            "₹122 · $1.27",
            "₹114.05 · $1.18",
            "₹163.44 · $1.7"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Urad Dal",
          "cells": [
            "Urad Dal",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹122.57 · $1.27",
            "₹122.19 · $1.27",
            "₹122.6 · $1.27",
            "₹117.4 · $1.22",
            "₹113.39 · $1.18",
            "₹124.73 · $1.29"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Moong Dal",
          "cells": [
            "Moong Dal",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹110.57 · $1.15",
            "₹110.4 · $1.15",
            "₹111.64 · $1.16",
            "₹111.19 · $1.15",
            "₹110.14 · $1.14",
            "₹116 · $1.2"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Masoor Dal",
          "cells": [
            "Masoor Dal",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹88.46 · $0.918",
            "₹88.57 · $0.92",
            "₹90.13 · $0.936",
            "₹88.66 · $0.92",
            "₹89.05 · $0.925",
            "₹89.53 · $0.93"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Sugar",
          "cells": [
            "Sugar",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹54.31 · $0.564",
            "₹55.3 · $0.574",
            "₹61.98 · $0.643",
            "₹46.44 · $0.482",
            "₹46.38 · $0.482",
            "₹44.83 · $0.465"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Milk (₹/ltr)",
          "cells": [
            "Milk (₹/ltr)",
            "1 Ltr",
            "₹60.22 · $0.625",
            "₹59.94 · $0.622",
            "₹61.57 · $0.639",
            "₹59.64 · $0.619",
            "₹59.29 · $0.616",
            "₹58.68 · $0.609"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Groundnut Oil (Packed)",
          "cells": [
            "Groundnut Oil (Packed)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹209.04 · $2.17",
            "₹208.68 · $2.17",
            "₹209.13 · $2.17",
            "₹199.18 · $2.07",
            "₹185.67 · $1.93",
            "₹188.05 · $1.95"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Mustard Oil (Packed)",
          "cells": [
            "Mustard Oil (Packed)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹202.03 · $2.1",
            "₹202.18 · $2.1",
            "₹200.43 · $2.08",
            "₹188.85 · $1.96",
            "₹187.34 · $1.94",
            "₹155.6 · $1.62"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Vanaspati (Packed)",
          "cells": [
            "Vanaspati (Packed)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹166.49 · $1.73",
            "₹166.83 · $1.73",
            "₹167.35 · $1.74",
            "₹159.19 · $1.65",
            "₹155.94 · $1.62",
            "₹131.18 · $1.36"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Soya Oil (Packed)",
          "cells": [
            "Soya Oil (Packed)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹166.6 · $1.73",
            "₹165.76 · $1.72",
            "₹165.39 · $1.72",
            "₹156.63 · $1.63",
            "₹146 · $1.52",
            "₹130.7 · $1.36"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Sunflower Oil (Packed)",
          "cells": [
            "Sunflower Oil (Packed)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹190.91 · $1.98",
            "₹193.15 · $2.01",
            "₹192.39 · $2",
            "₹184.11 · $1.91",
            "₹162.93 · $1.69",
            "₹133.63 · $1.39"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Palm Oil (Packed)",
          "cells": [
            "Palm Oil (Packed)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹152.68 · $1.59",
            "₹153.12 · $1.59",
            "₹152.09 · $1.58",
            "₹143.13 · $1.49",
            "₹132.78 · $1.38",
            "₹116.19 · $1.21"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Gur",
          "cells": [
            "Gur",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹65.72 · $0.682",
            "₹66.04 · $0.686",
            "₹68.12 · $0.707",
            "₹57.02 · $0.592",
            "₹56.92 · $0.591",
            "₹55.41 · $0.575"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Tea Loose",
          "cells": [
            "Tea Loose",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹265.08 · $2.75",
            "₹266.69 · $2.77",
            "₹275.22 · $2.86",
            "₹270.9 · $2.81",
            "₹269.51 · $2.8",
            "₹269 · $2.79"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Salt Pack (Iodised)",
          "cells": [
            "Salt Pack (Iodised)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹22.81 · $0.237",
            "₹22.88 · $0.238",
            "₹22.26 · $0.231",
            "₹21.55 · $0.224",
            "₹21.05 · $0.219",
            "₹21.88 · $0.227"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Potato",
          "cells": [
            "Potato",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹21.47 · $0.223",
            "₹21.75 · $0.226",
            "₹22.23 · $0.231",
            "₹20.42 · $0.212",
            "₹24.97 · $0.259",
            "₹36.67 · $0.381"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Onion",
          "cells": [
            "Onion",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹52.08 · $0.541",
            "₹52.66 · $0.547",
            "₹50.57 · $0.525",
            "₹24.99 · $0.259",
            "₹26.22 · $0.272",
            "₹54.06 · $0.561"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Tomato",
          "cells": [
            "Tomato",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹40.55 · $0.421",
            "₹37.5 · $0.389",
            "₹39.34 · $0.408",
            "₹26.65 · $0.277",
            "₹37.56 · $0.39",
            "₹59.65 · $0.619"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Bajra (whole)",
          "cells": [
            "Bajra (whole)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹38.63 · $0.401",
            "₹38.34 · $0.398",
            "₹38.96 · $0.404",
            "₹38 · $0.395",
            "₹37.97 · $0.394",
            "₹36.83 · $0.382"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Jowar (whole)",
          "cells": [
            "Jowar (whole)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹45.35 · $0.471",
            "₹45.24 · $0.47",
            "₹45.47 · $0.472",
            "₹44.31 · $0.46",
            "₹43.09 · $0.447",
            "₹44.31 · $0.46"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Maida (wheat)",
          "cells": [
            "Maida (wheat)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹41.42 · $0.43",
            "₹41.53 · $0.431",
            "₹42.45 · $0.441",
            "₹41.67 · $0.433",
            "₹41.5 · $0.431",
            "₹40.31 · $0.419"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Ragi (whole)",
          "cells": [
            "Ragi (whole)",
            "1 kg",
            "₹56.39 · $0.585",
            "₹55.95 · $0.581",
            "₹56.69 · $0.589",
            "₹54.78 · $0.569",
            "₹53.52 · $0.556",
            "₹54.21 · $0.563"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Suji (whole)",
          "cells": [
            "Suji (whole)",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹44.93 · $0.466",
            "₹45.01 · $0.467",
            "₹47.11 · $0.489",
            "₹46.32 · $0.481",
            "₹46.35 · $0.481",
            "₹45.1 · $0.468"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Besan",
          "cells": [
            "Besan",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹95.9 · $0.996",
            "₹95.8 · $0.995",
            "₹96.91 · $1.01",
            "₹95.81 · $0.995",
            "₹96.33 · $1",
            "₹99.7 · $1.04"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Desi Ghee",
          "cells": [
            "Desi Ghee",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹699.81 · $7.27",
            "₹702.36 · $7.29",
            "₹699.73 · $7.26",
            "₹684.36 · $7.11",
            "₹664.72 · $6.9",
            "₹618.6 · $6.42"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Butter (Pasteurised)",
          "cells": [
            "Butter (Pasteurised)",
            "100 gm",
            "₹60.59 · $0.629",
            "₹60.49 · $0.628",
            "₹60.52 · $0.628",
            "₹58.9 · $0.612",
            "₹58.97 · $0.612",
            "₹57.41 · $0.596"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Eggs",
          "cells": [
            "Eggs",
            "1 Dozen",
            "₹82.95 · $0.861",
            "₹83.21 · $0.864",
            "₹84.6 · $0.878",
            "₹77.1 · $0.8",
            "₹77.05 · $0.8",
            "₹78.72 · $0.817"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Brinjal",
          "cells": [
            "Brinjal",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹41.05 · $0.426",
            "₹41.01 · $0.426",
            "₹42.98 · $0.446",
            "₹38.19 · $0.396",
            "₹41.85 · $0.434",
            "₹44.95 · $0.467"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Black Pepper (whole)",
          "cells": [
            "Black Pepper (whole)",
            "100 gm",
            "₹88.23 · $0.916",
            "₹88.06 · $0.914",
            "₹88.49 · $0.919",
            "₹87.09 · $0.904",
            "₹87.14 · $0.905",
            "₹90.83 · $0.943"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Coriander (whole)",
          "cells": [
            "Coriander (whole)",
            "250 gm",
            "₹43.63 · $0.453",
            "₹43.47 · $0.451",
            "₹43.65 · $0.453",
            "₹37.91 · $0.394",
            "₹37.05 · $0.385",
            "₹35.94 · $0.373"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Cummin Seed (whole)",
          "cells": [
            "Cumin seed (whole)",
            "100 gm",
            "₹39.16 · $0.407",
            "₹39.61 · $0.411",
            "₹41.76 · $0.434",
            "₹41.15 · $0.427",
            "₹41.4 · $0.43",
            "₹52.39 · $0.544"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Red Chillies (whole)",
          "cells": [
            "Red Chillies (whole)",
            "100 gm",
            "₹29.99 · $0.311",
            "₹30.09 · $0.312",
            "₹30.75 · $0.319",
            "₹28.32 · $0.294",
            "₹27.27 · $0.283",
            "₹34.21 · $0.355"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Turmeric (powder)",
          "cells": [
            "Turmeric (powder)",
            "50 gm",
            "₹16.37 · $0.17",
            "₹16.28 · $0.169",
            "₹16.64 · $0.173",
            "₹16.24 · $0.169",
            "₹16.02 · $0.166",
            "₹21.65 · $0.225"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Banana",
          "cells": [
            "Banana",
            "1 Kg",
            "₹47.11 · $0.489",
            "₹47.38 · $0.492",
            "₹50.07 · $0.52",
            "₹48.46 · $0.503",
            "₹48.57 · $0.504",
            "₹49.82 · $0.517"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Ginger",
          "cells": [
            "Ginger",
            "250 gm",
            "₹35.69 · $0.371",
            "₹36.14 · $0.375",
            "₹36.96 · $0.384",
            "₹24.68 · $0.256",
            "Not reported",
            "Not reported"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Garlic",
          "cells": [
            "Garlic",
            "250 gm",
            "₹44.14 · $0.458",
            "₹44.14 · $0.458",
            "₹45.14 · $0.469",
            "₹36.98 · $0.384",
            "Not reported",
            "Not reported"
          ]
        }
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