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CPI inflation, May 2026: 3.93%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 3.93% in May 2026 from 3.48% in April, the highest since January 2025. Food inflation was 4.55%, against 4.01% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, below its 4% target. The repo rate was 5.25% at the end of the month, 1.32 points above inflation.

May 2026April 2026May 2025
CPI inflation3.93%3.48%2.82%
Food inflation4.55%4.01%1.50%
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateJun 2023 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%202420252026New CPI base (2024)3.93%
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.