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CPI inflation, March 2019: 2.86%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 2.86% in March 2019 from 2.57% in February. Food inflation was 0.66%, against −0.07% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, below its 4% target. The repo rate was 6.25% at the end of the month, 3.39 points above inflation.

March 2019February 2019March 2018
CPI inflation2.86%2.57%–
Food inflation0.66%−0.07%–
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateApr 2016 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)2.86%
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.