India’s retail inflation at 2.75% in January under new CPI base year 2024

February 12, 2026 5:06 PM

India’s retail inflation at 2.75% in January under new CPI base year 2024

India’s year-on-year retail inflation rate, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) with the revised base year 2024, stood at 2.75 per cent in January 2026, compared to January 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Thursday. The corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban areas were 2.73 per cent and 2.77 per cent, respectively. Food and Housing Inflation The year-on-year inflation rate based on the All India Consumer Fo...

CPI inflation at 2.10% in June 2025; food inflation turns negative

July 14, 2025 6:06 PM

CPI inflation at 2.10% in June 2025; food inflation turns negative

India’s retail inflation for June 2025 has dropped to its lowest level in more than six years, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The provisional Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows that headline inflation for June stood at 2.10 percent for the country overall, with rural inflation at 1.72 percent and urban inflation at 2.56 percent. This marks the lowest headline CPI since January 2019, offering a significant respite to households gr...