India · Consumer Price Index · NSA
India inflation rate (CPI YoY): 5.54% in Sep 2026, up from 4.83% in Aug 2026.
Above expectations (~5.40% expected). Reported by business-standard.com, finance.yahoo.com, cnbc.com.
Next release: 12 Nov 2026.
The consumer price index measures what households pay for a basket of goods and services. This series shows the change from a year earlier.
| Period | First print | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 5.54% | 5.54% | +0.71 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.83% | 4.83% | +0.38 |
| Jul 2026 | — | 4.45% | +0.07 |
| Jun 2026 | — | 4.38% | +0.45 |
| May 2026 | — | 3.93% | +0.45 |
| Apr 2026 | — | 3.48% | +0.08 |
| Mar 2026 | — | 3.40% | +0.19 |
| Feb 2026 | — | 3.21% | +0.47 |
| Jan 2026 | — | 2.74% | +1.41 |
| Dec 2025 | — | 1.33% | +0.62 |
| Nov 2025 | — | 0.71% | +0.46 |
| Oct 2025 | — | 0.25% | −1.19 |
Source: National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India (mospi.gov.in). Changes and rates marked as computed are by Chartlas.