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CPI inflation, October 2021: 4.48%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 4.48% in October 2021 from 4.35% in September. Food inflation was 1.82%, against 1.61% 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, 0.48 points below inflation.

October 2021September 2021October 2020
CPI inflation4.48%4.35%7.61%
Food inflation1.82%1.61%10.09%
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateNov 2018 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%20192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)4.48%
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.