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CPI inflation, April 2019: 2.99%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 2.99% in April 2019 from 2.86% in March. Food inflation was 1.38%, against 0.66% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, below its 4% target. The repo rate was 6.00% at the end of the month, 3.01 points above inflation.

April 2019March 2019April 2018
CPI inflation2.99%2.86%–
Food inflation1.38%0.66%–
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateMay 2016 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)2.99%
Year-on-year inflation for All India, rural and urban combined. The CPI moved to a 2024 base in January 2026, so the figures either side of the dashed line come from different series.

Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). MoSPI revises earlier periods as fuller data arrives; this page shows the latest published figure. The latest figures for every indicator are on the India macro dashboard.