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CPI inflation, August 2022: 7.00%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 7.00% in August 2022 from 6.71% in July. Food inflation was 7.57%, against 6.71% the month before. That is above the top of the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band. The repo rate was 5.40% at the end of the month, 1.60 points below inflation.

August 2022July 2022August 2021
CPI inflation7.00%6.71%5.30%
Food inflation7.57%6.71%3.73%
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateSep 2019 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%2020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)7.00%
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.