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CPI inflation, October 2019: 4.62%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 4.62% in October 2019 from 3.99% in September. Food inflation was 6.93%, against 4.70% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, above its 4% target. The repo rate was 5.15% at the end of the month, 0.53 points above inflation.

October 2019September 2019October 2018
CPI inflation4.62%3.99%–
Food inflation6.93%4.70%–
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateNov 2016 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)4.62%
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.