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CPI inflation, April 2026: 3.48%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 3.48% in April 2026 from 3.40% in March, the highest since February 2025. Food inflation was 4.01%, against 3.71% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, below its 4% target. The repo rate was 5.25% at the end of the month, 1.77 points above inflation.

April 2026March 2026April 2025
CPI inflation3.48%3.40%3.16%
Food inflation4.01%3.71%2.14%
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateMay 2023 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%202420252026New CPI base (2024)3.48%
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.