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CPI inflation, November 2021: 4.91%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 4.91% in November 2021 from 4.48% in October, the highest since August 2021. Food inflation was 2.60%, against 1.82% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, above its 4% target. The repo rate was 4.00% at the end of the month, 0.91 points below inflation.

November 2021October 2021November 2020
CPI inflation4.91%4.48%6.93%
Food inflation2.60%1.82%8.89%
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateDec 2018 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%20192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)4.91%
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.