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CPI inflation, June 2021: 6.26%

India's consumer price inflation eased to 6.26% in June 2021 from 6.30% in May. Food inflation was 5.58%, against 5.24% the month before. That is above the top of the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band. The repo rate was 4.00% at the end of the month, 2.26 points below inflation.

June 2021May 2021June 2020
CPI inflation6.26%6.30%6.23%
Food inflation5.58%5.24%7.92%
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateJul 2018 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%20192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)6.26%
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.