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CPI inflation, May 2019: 3.05%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 3.05% in May 2019 from 2.99% in April. Food inflation was 2.03%, against 1.38% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, below its 4% target. The repo rate was 6.00% at the end of the month, 2.95 points above inflation.

May 2019April 2019May 2018
CPI inflation3.05%2.99%–
Food inflation2.03%1.38%–
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateJun 2016 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)3.05%
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.