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CPI inflation, May 2021: 6.30%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 6.30% in May 2021 from 4.23% in April, the highest since November 2020. Food inflation was 5.24%, against 2.60% 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, 2.30 points below inflation.

May 2021April 2021May 2020
CPI inflation6.30%4.23%–
Food inflation5.24%2.60%–
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateJun 2018 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%20192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)6.30%
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.