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CPI inflation, June 2019: 3.18%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 3.18% in June 2019 from 3.05% in May. Food inflation was 2.37%, against 2.03% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, below its 4% target. The repo rate was 5.75% at the end of the month, 2.57 points above inflation.

June 2019May 2019June 2018
CPI inflation3.18%3.05%–
Food inflation2.37%2.03%–
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateJul 2016 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)3.18%
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.