• Inflation shock in September!


• The record was broken for 23 straight months


• Retail inflation at 5.54 percent

Retail Inflation CPI: The stranglehold of inflation on the neck of the common man is getting more severe. Figures that clearly show this have come out recently. On Monday, India's Consumer Price Index or CPI, also known as retail inflation, rose to 5.54% for September 2026. With these figures, inflation has reached the highest level breaking the record in the last 23 months. (Retail Inflation CPI)

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Food prices put pressure on headline inflation

The inflation figures as measured by the Consumer Food Price Index CFPI stood at 7.74%. Higher food prices due to other factors continued to exert downward pressure on headline inflation. Inflationary pressures are widely seen in both rural and urban areas. Rural retail inflation rose to 6.08% in September, while urban inflation stood at 4.88%. But the rate of food inflation in rural and urban areas was 8.06% and 7.18% respectively.

What do the latest statistics say?

Housing inflation rose to 2.74% from 2.61% in August. Inflation of clothing and other goods also rose to 3.93% from 3.56% in the previous month. The latest figures are based on the All India Consumer Price Index, with a base year of 2024. These figures are preliminary and reflect changes in prices in both rural and urban markets.

October 2026 CPI figures when?

According to MoSPI, 1,407 urban markets in various states and union territories also include online markets. Along with this, price information was collected from 1,465 villages. In the month of September, the response rate was 100% in both rural and urban markets. Consumer Price Index CPI inflation data for October 2026 will be released on November 12, or the next working day if that day falls on a holiday.

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