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CPI inflation, August 2025: 2.07%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 2.07% in August 2025 from 1.61% in July. Food inflation was 0.05%, against −0.84% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, below its 4% target. The repo rate was 5.50% at the end of the month, 3.43 points above inflation.

August 2025July 2025August 2024
CPI inflation2.07%1.61%3.65%
Food inflation0.05%−0.84%5.30%
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateSep 2022 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%2023202420252026New CPI base (2024)2.07%
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.