LESSONS ON FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR YOUNG INVESTORS

This tutorial on financial planning presents various aspects of financial planning for college students. Financial planning is very important for every individual. If people understand its significance at a younger age, achieving your future financial goals becomes more convenient as you can invest in different products to meet your needs.

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New Consumer Price Index

Consumer Price Indices (CPI) measure changes over time in general level of prices of goods and services that households acquire for the purpose of consumption. CPI numbers are widely used as a macroeconomic indicator of inflation, as a tool by governments and central banks for inflation targeting and for monitoring price stability, and as deflators in the national accounts. CPI is also used for indexing dearness allowance to employees for increase in prices. CPI is therefore considered as one of the most important economic indicators.

Classification of Items of Consumption:

After exclusion of non-consumption expenditure from the average monthly consumption expenditure, the remaining items were classified into several consumption groups and subgroups considering Classification of Individual Consumption according to Purpose (COICOP), the standard international classification as well as present classification of items adopted in the existing CPI numbers compiled at national level. The grouping followed is as under:

Gr: 1 Food, beverages and tobacco

1.1 Cereals and products

1.2 Pulses and products

1.3 Milk and milk products

1.4 Oils and fats

1.5 Egg, fish and meat

1.6 Condiments and spices

1.7 Vegetables

1.8 Fruits

1.9 Sugar, honey etc.

1.10 Non-alcoholic beverages

1.11 Prepared meals etc

1.12 Pan, tobacco and intoxicants

Gr.2 Fuel and light

Gr.3 Housing

Gr.4 Clothing, bedding and footwear

4.1 Clothing and bedding

4.2 Footwear

Gr.5 Miscellaneous

5.1 Education

5.2 Medical care

5.3 Recreation and amusement

5.4 Transport & communication

5.5 Personal care and effects

5.6 Household requisites

5.7 Others

 

New series of CPI—All India weights
Sub group/group	Rural		Urban		Combined (Rural+Urban)
Cereals and products	19.08		8.73		14.59
Pulses and products	3.25		1.87		2.65
Milk and milk products	8.59		6.61		7.73
Oils and fats	4.67		2.89		3.90
Egg, fish and meat	3.38		2.26		2.89
Vegetables	6.57		3.96		5.44
Fruits	1.90		1.88		1.89
Sugar etc	2.41		1.26		1.91
Condiments and spices	2.13		1.16		1.71
Non- alcoholic beverages	2.04		2.02		2.03
Prepared meals etc	2.57		3.17		2.83
Pan, tobacco and Intoxicants	2.73		1.35		2.13
Food, beverages and tobacco	59.31		37.15		49.71
Fuel and light	10.42		8.40		9.49
Clothing and bedding	4.60		3.34		4.05
Footwear	0.77		0.57		0.68
Clothing, bedding and footwear	5.36		3.91		4.73
Housing		22.53		9.77
Education	2.71		4.18		3.35
Medical care	6.72		4.34		5.69
Recreation and amusement	1.00		1.99		1.43
Transport and communication	5.83		9.84		7.57
Personal care and effects	3.05		2.74		2.92
Household requisites	4.48		3.92		4.30
Others	1.12		0.99		1.06
Miscellaneous	24.91		28.00		26.31
All Groups	100.00		100.00		100.00

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