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CPI inflation, November 2024: 5.48%

India's consumer price inflation eased to 5.48% in November 2024 from 6.21% in October, the lowest since August 2024. Food inflation was 8.20%, against 9.69% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, above its 4% target. The repo rate was 6.50% at the end of the month, 1.02 points above inflation.

November 2024October 2024November 2023
CPI inflation5.48%6.21%5.55%
Food inflation8.20%9.69%8.02%
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateDec 2021 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%20222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)5.48%
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.