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CPI inflation, April 2021: 4.23%

India's consumer price inflation eased to 4.23% in April 2021 from 5.52% in March, the lowest since January 2021. Food inflation was 2.60%, against 5.24% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, above its 4% target. The repo rate was 4.00% at the end of the month, 0.23 points below inflation.

April 2021March 2021April 2020
CPI inflation4.23%5.52%–
Food inflation2.60%5.24%–
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateMay 2018 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%20192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)4.23%
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.