India, Oct. 12 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Highlights

August, 2026 (Final)

September, 2026 (Provisional)

Rural

Urban

Combined

Rural

Urban

Combined

Inflation (%)

CPI (General)

5.24

4.31

4.83

6.08

4.88

5.54

CFPI

6.17

5.64

5.97

8.06

7.18

7.74

Index

CPI (General)

109.28

108.07

108.74

110.11

108.71

109.49

CFPI

110.74

110.72

110.73

112.21

112.10

112.17

S.No.

Item

Weight

Inflation (%)

Inflation (%)

1

Potato

0.7549

-13.15

-11.50

2

Tomato

0.4961

-31.09

-8.62

3

Motor car and jeep

0.4665

-6.73

-4.51

4

Lady's finger

0.2488

-5.41

-4.48

5

Coconut

0.1931

-3.00

-3.99

S.No.

Item

Weight

Inflation (%)

Inflation (%)

1

Onion

0.7006

48.78

108.09

2

Silver Jewellery

0.3127

106.81

87.80

3

Ginger

0.2556

73.82

62.85

4

Garlic

0.3738

43.60

54.62

5

Lemon

0.1367

15.15

36.41

Response Rate- Real time price data are collected from selected 1407 urban Markets (including online markets) and 1465 villages covering all States/UTs through personal visits by field staff of

Annexure

Title

I

All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) division wise indices and inflation for September, 2026 (Provisional)

II

All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) group wise indices and inflation for September, 2026 (Provisional)

III

State/UT wise general index and inflation in September, 2026 (Provisional)

IV

All India Combined (General) level index and inflation

Division code

Division name

Index

Inflation

Rural

Urban

Comb.

Rural

Urban

Comb.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

01

Food and beverages

111.86

111.61

111.77

7.71

6.75

7.36

02

Paan, tobacco and intoxicants

108.56

109.06

108.72

4.55

5.37

4.80

03

Clothing and footwear

110.77

107.77

109.63

4.55

2.90

3.93

04

Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels

105.27

103.90

104.41

3.44

2.33

2.74

05

Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance

106.63

105.50

106.15

3.54

2.53

3.11

06

Health

104.99

105.78

105.30

1.41

1.39

1.40

07

Transport

106.28

105.92

106.12

5.09

4.90

5.01

08

Information and communication

106.39

105.65

106.06

2.56

2.29

2.44

09

Recreation, sport and culture

105.83

105.19

105.51

2.37

1.96

2.16

10

Education services

107.69

109.95

109.05

2.99

4.55

3.94

11

Restaurants and accommodation services

114.24

115.27

114.79

9.36

9.35

9.36

13

Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services

126.06

124.41

125.35

14.52

12.75

13.75

All India

110.11

108.71

109.49

6.08

4.88

5.54

S.No.

Group code

Group name

Index

Inflation

Rural

Urban

Comb.

Rural

Urban

Comb.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

(ix)

01.1

Food

112.21

112.10

112.17

8.06

7.18

7.74

01.2

Beverages

104.32

103.83

104.11

0.39

0.07

0.25

01.3

Services for processing primary goods for food

109.18

110.19

109.47

3.78

4.06

3.86

02.1

Alcoholic beverages

107.60

106.36

107.19

2.09

1.62

1.94

02.3

Paan and tobacco

109.43

111.87

110.14

6.81

9.36

7.55

03.1

Clothing

111.23

108.46

110.18

4.80

3.35

4.25

03.2

Footwear

107.77

103.45

106.07

2.90

0.03

1.78

04.1

Actual rental payments made for housing

104.69

104.00

104.15

2.88

2.22

2.37

04.3

Maintenance, repair and security of the dwelling

108.43

108.23

108.35

4.04

4.06

4.05

04.4

Water supply and miscellaneous services relating to the dwelling

102.19

103.72

103.26

1.10

1.78

1.57

04.5

Electricity, gas and other fuels

105.06

102.61

104.09

3.77

2.41

3.24

05.1

Furniture, furnishings, and loose carpets

109.18

107.69

108.61

4.76

3.91

4.43

05.2

Household textiles

108.94

106.48

108.02

4.24

2.43

3.56

05.3

Household appliances

106.65

104.13

105.48

4.15

2.22

3.26

05.4

Glassware, tableware and household utensils

112.27

109.14

111.07

6.91

4.49

5.99

05.5

Tools and equipment for house and garden

99.17

99.89

99.41

-0.64

1.98

0.21

05.6

Goods and services for routine household maintenance

104.96

105.14

105.04

2.45

2.03

2.26

06.1

Medicines and health products

105.88

105.75

105.83

1.50

0.86

1.26

06.2

Outpatient care services

103.04

106.14

104.30

1.28

2.48

1.77

06.3

Inpatient care services

104.10

106.73

105.19

0.93

2.34

1.52

06.4

Other health services

103.35

104.41

103.75

1.35

1.80

1.52

07.1

Purchase of vehicles

100.03

98.58

99.29

-2.29

-2.82

-2.56

07.2

Operation of personal transport equipment

107.47

107.57

107.52

7.42

7.50

7.46

07.3

Passenger transport services

106.51

106.45

106.49

3.78

3.71

3.75

07.4

Transport services for goods

114.87

115.15

115.04

14.55

14.85

14.73

08.1

Information and communication equipment

104.00

103.25

103.65

5.21

4.62

4.94

08.3

Information and communication services

107.03

106.36

106.74

1.89

1.64

1.78

09.1

Recreational durables

99.53

101.13

100.65

-0.09

-1.17

-0.85

09.2

Other recreational goods

108.15

108.00

108.09

4.03

3.26

3.71

09.3

Garden products and pets

116.18

114.40

115.23

3.52

4.56

4.06

09.4

Recreational services

107.08

103.24

104.77

4.85

1.73

2.98

09.5

Cultural goods

104.89

106.29

105.58

3.01

2.83

2.92

09.6

Cultural services

105.50

106.10

105.87

2.84

2.48

2.62

09.7

Newspapers, books and stationery

103.35

103.23

103.29

1.09

1.04

1.07

10.1

Early childhood and primary education

110.31

111.48

111.04

4.01

5.29

4.81

10.2

Secondary education

109.43

111.71

110.88

3.89

4.58

4.33

10.4

Higher education

103.49

108.30

106.60

1.28

4.69

3.49

10.5

Education not defined by level

104.01

104.67

104.33

1.38

1.97

1.67

11.1

Food and beverage serving services

114.30

115.31

114.84

9.41

9.38

9.39

11.2

Accommodation services

104.21

106.95

105.43

2.08

2.85

2.43

13.1

Personal care

106.37

106.90

106.60

2.29

2.14

2.22

13.2

Other personal effects

179.00

169.32

174.71

41.31

35.35

38.69

13.9

Other services

104.49

102.99

103.90

2.51

1.17

1.98

Note: Comb.: Combined

S.No.

CPI

Inflation

Rural

Urban

Combined

Rural

Urban

Combd.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

111.31

108.23

109.80

5.01

3.56

4.30

Andhra Pradesh

108.82

108.65

108.75

6.63

5.74

6.29

Arunachal Pradesh

107.30

106.54

107.10

3.85

3.29

3.70

Assam

108.56

106.01

108.03

5.02

3.05

4.62

Bihar

109.17

107.37

108.91

5.58

4.88

5.48

Chandigarh*

-

108.98

108.98

-

4.39

4.39

Chhattisgarh

108.24

106.52

107.65

5.56

3.92

5.00

Goa

107.26

107.01

107.10

3.67

4.07

3.92

Gujarat

108.75

108.15

108.39

5.75

4.67

5.11

Haryana

110.43

108.62

109.53

5.09

3.64

4.37

Himachal Pradesh

109.47

110.00

109.55

3.93

4.50

4.02

Jammu And Kashmir

109.70

108.82

109.45

4.12

4.65

4.27

Jharkhand

110.11

106.84

108.99

5.58

3.93

5.02

Karnataka

110.38

109.09

109.73

6.45

5.27

5.86

Kerala

111.21

109.48

110.26

5.61

4.97

5.26

Ladakh

110.62

108.01

109.97

6.37

4.46

5.90

Lakshadweep

108.45

109.61

109.29

4.40

3.78

3.95

Madhya Pradesh

110.97

109.42

110.36

7.31

5.72

6.68

Maharashtra

110.22

108.18

108.98

6.12

4.56

5.18

Manipur

107.22

107.62

107.35

5.74

3.78

5.10

Meghalaya

108.17

106.32

107.69

3.72

3.22

3.59

Mizoram

106.12

104.55

105.22

3.14

2.63

2.85

Nagaland

107.88

105.65

107.02

3.28

3.12

3.22

NCT of Delhi

106.13

106.69

106.68

5.06

3.37

3.40

Odisha

110.27

108.15

109.70

7.24

5.23

6.70

Puducherry

111.27

110.44

110.70

7.07

6.77

6.86

Punjab

111.43

109.98

110.76

5.63

4.84

5.27

Rajasthan

110.72

109.03

110.12

6.25

4.74

5.71

Sikkim

109.63

108.64

109.30

5.18

4.15

4.83

Tamil Nadu

110.52

110.06

110.26

7.17

6.53

6.81

Telangana

111.30

110.45

110.81

7.21

6.21

6.64

The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu

108.82

110.08

109.76

5.57

6.93

6.59

Tripura

105.91

106.34

106.01

3.85

4.33

3.96

Uttar Pradesh

110.96

109.01

110.34

6.71

4.73

6.08

Uttarakhand

111.21

108.04

110.05

5.95

4.63

5.47

West Bengal

109.31

107.99

108.73

4.44

3.53

4.04

Month

Index

Inflation (%)

Rural

Urban

Combined

Rural

Urban

Combined

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

Jan-25

101.81

101.49

101.67

Feb-25

101.33

101.30

101.32

Mar-25

101.34

101.47

101.39

Apr-25

101.49

101.71

101.58

May-25

101.78

102.06

101.90

Jun-25

102.39

102.66

102.51

Jul-25

103.34

103.36

103.35

Aug-25

103.84

103.60

103.74

Sep-25

103.80

103.66

103.74

Oct-25

103.85

103.61

103.74

Nov-25

104.16

103.83

104.01

Dec-25

104.19

103.98

104.10

Jan-26

104.59

104.28

104.45

2.73

2.75

2.74

Feb-26

104.74

104.36

104.57

3.37

3.02

3.21

Mar-26

105.02

104.62

104.84

3.63

3.11

3.40

Apr-26

105.28

104.92

105.12

3.74

3.16

3.48

May-26

106.11

105.66

105.91

4.25

3.53

3.93

Jun-26

107.24

106.69

107.00

4.74

3.93

4.38

Jul-26

108.34

107.45

107.95

4.84

3.96

4.45

Aug-26

109.28

108.07

108.74

5.24

4.31

4.83

Sep-26*

110.11

108.71

109.49

6.08

4.88

5.54

*Index and Inflation for the month of September, 2026 are provisional.

Retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index in September, 2026 is 5.54%

August, 2026

September, 2026

August, 2026

September, 2026

Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI on a weekly roster. During September 2026, the response rate was 100% in both rural and urban markets.

State

Year on year food inflation, based on Consumer Food Price Index, in September, 2026 is 7.74%

CPI for October 2026 will be released on 12th November, 2026 (Thursday) or the next working day in case of 12th being a holiday.

State and Item wise indices for September, 2026 may be downloaded from eSankhyiki portal of MoSPI- https://esankhyiki.mospi.gov.in/

State-level item indices available on the portal should be interpreted and used with caution, as the indices for some items may have been compiled using thin samples of price quotations.

Indices at all levels and inflation rates are compiled using the actual index values without rounding off. However, the indices published are rounded off to two decimal places. Therefore, higher-level indices, if calculated from the published figures may observe minute differences.

The reference period for price reporting for petrol, diesel and LPG prices are 15th of the corresponding month.

I. Key Statistics

A. National Level Indices

Top 5 key items with low inflation at All India combined level in September, 2026 are given in table below:

Top 5 key items with high inflation at All India combined level in September, 2026 are given in table below:

B. State level Indices

Top five States (having more than 50 lakh population as per Census 2011) with high headline and food

Inflation in September, 2026 are given below-

II.

III. Annexures

Annexure- I

All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) division wise indices and inflation for September, 2026 (Provisional)

Note: Comb.: Combined

Annexure- II

All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) group wise indices and inflation for September, 2026 (Provisional)

Annexure-III

State/UT wise general index and inflation in September, 2026 (Provisional)

*: No rural market in Chandigarh

Annexure-IV

All India Combined (General) level index and inflation

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