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CPI inflation, February 2021: 5.03%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 5.03% in February 2021 from 4.06% in January, the highest since November 2020. Food inflation was 4.25%, against 2.67% 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, 1.03 points below inflation.

February 2021January 2021February 2020
CPI inflation5.03%4.06%6.58%
Food inflation4.25%2.67%9.45%
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateMar 2018 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%20192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)5.03%
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.