Consumer Price Index CPI in India increased to 109.49 points in September from 108.74 points in August of 2026. Consumer Price Index CPI in India averaged 135.13 points from 2011 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 196.80 points in October of 2024 and a record low of 86.81 points in February of 2011. source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)

Consumer Price Index CPI in India is expected to be 109.93 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the India Consumer Price Index (CPI) is projected to trend around 114.33 points in 2027 and 119.01 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.




Components Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI Clothing and Footwear 109.63 108.94 points Sep 2026
CPI Education Services 109.05 108.91 points Sep 2026
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) 112.17 110.73 points Sep 2026
CPI Housing and Utilities 104.41 104.16 points Sep 2026
CPI Recreation, Sport and Culture 105.51 105.03 points Sep 2026
CPI Restaurants and Accommodation Services 114.79 113.61 points Sep 2026
CPI Transport 106.12 105.90 points Sep 2026
Food Inflation 7.74 5.97 percent Sep 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 109.49 108.74 points Sep 2026
Export Prices 163.50 160.40 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 159.80 140.40 points Dec 2025
Inflation Expectations 10.00 9.40 percent Sep 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 5.54 4.83 percent Sep 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 5.54 4.83 percent Sep 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.69 0.73 percent Sep 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.69 0.73 percent Sep 2026
Producer Prices 112.50 110.80 points Sep 2026
Wholesale Price Index 112.50 110.80 points Sep 2026


India Consumer Price Index (CPI)
In 2013, the consumer price index replaced the wholesale price index (WPI) as a main measure of inflation. In India, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and beverages (45.86 percent of total weight), of which Cereals and products (9.67 percent), Milk and products (6.61 percent), Vegetables (6.04 percent), Prepared meals, snacks, sweets, etc. (5.55 percent), Meat and fish (3.61 percent), and Oils and fats (3.56 percent). Miscellaneous accounts for 28.32 percent, of which Transport and communication (8.59 percent), health (5.89 percent), and education (4.46 percent). Housing accounts for 10.07 percent; Fuel and light for 6.84 percent; Clothing and footwear for 6.53 percent; and Pan, tobacco and intoxicants for 2.38 percent.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
109.49 108.74 196.80 86.81 2011 - 2026 points Monthly
2024=100, NSA