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CPI inflation, September 2019: 3.99%

India's consumer price inflation rose to 3.99% in September 2019 from 3.28% in August. Food inflation was 4.70%, against 2.96% the month before. That is inside the RBI's 2–6% tolerance band, below its 4% target. The repo rate was 5.40% at the end of the month, 1.41 points above inflation.

September 2019August 2019September 2018
CPI inflation3.99%3.28%–
Food inflation4.70%2.96%–
CPI inflation, food inflation and the repo rateOct 2016 – Oct 2026
−5%0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026New CPI base (2024)3.99%
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.