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CPI inflation, August 2021: 5.30%

India's consumer price inflation eased to 5.30% in August 2021 from 5.59% in July, the lowest since April 2021. Food inflation was 3.73%, against 4.46% 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, 1.30 points below inflation.

August 2021July 2021August 2020
CPI inflation5.30%5.59%6.69%
Food inflation3.73%4.46%8.29%
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateSep 2018 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%20192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)5.30%
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.