India’s food prices fell 2.71% year-over-year in December 2025, moderating from a 3.91% decline in November and a record 5.02% drop in October. Prices for vegetables (-18.47%), pulses and products (-15.09%), spices (-2.15%), and cereals and products (-0.35%) drove the overall decline. In contrast, costs rose for oils and fats (6.75%), fruits (6.66%), meat and fish (5.12%), eggs (4.76%), sugar and confectionery (4.66%), prepared meals and snacks (3.49%), non-alcoholic beverages (2.42%), and milk and products (2.56%). source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)
Cost of food in India decreased 2.71 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in India averaged 5.70 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. This page provides - India Food Inflation - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. India Food Inflation - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.
Cost of food in India decreased 2.71 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in India is expected to be 1.90 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.