07:00 AM EDT, 08/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- India plans to source pricing data directly from Amazon ( AMZN ) and Walmart's ( WMT ) Flipkart to revamp its benchmark inflation gauge, Reuters reported Monday, citing an official from the country's statistics ministry.

The new methodology will incorporate e-commerce prices into the consumer price index starting early next year, along with airfares and streaming services data, the report said.

The statistics ministry has already begun scraping e-commerce prices in 12 large cities and is in talks with platforms for direct access, Reuters reported.

The government is also preparing a new index of services production to track output in the services sector on a quarterly basis, according to the report.

Amazon ( AMZN ) and Flipkart did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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