Cost of food in India increased 4.78 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in India averaged 5.66 percent from 2012 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 14.72 percent in November of 2013 and a record low of -5.02 percent in October of 2025. source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)
Food Inflation in India is expected to be 5.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the India Food Inflation is projected to trend around 3.50 percent in 2027 and 3.20 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.