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CPI inflation, December 2019: 7.35%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 7.35% in December 2019 from 5.54% in November. Food inflation was 12.16%, against 8.73% the month before. That is above the top of the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band. The repo rate was 5.15% at the end of the month, 2.20 points below inflation.

December 2019November 2019December 2018
CPI inflation7.35%5.54%–
Food inflation12.16%8.73%–
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateJan 2017 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%201820192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)7.35%
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.