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What is food inflation running at?

7.74%

Sep 2026▲ 1.77 vs Aug 2026

MoSPI · released 12 Oct 2026 · next due by 12 Nov 2026

What is food inflation running at?
Period	Value (%)
Sep 2026	7.74
Aug 2026	5.97
Jul 2026	5.52
Jun 2026	5.32
May 2026	4.78
Apr 2026	4.20
Mar 2026	3.87
Feb 2026	3.47
Jan 2026	2.13

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Food inflation in India, measured by the all-India Consumer Food Price Index (base 2024=100), was 7.74% in Sep 2026, compared with 5.97% in Aug 2026. Source: MoSPI, Consumer Price Index (base 2024=100).

Cite as: Consumer Price Index (Rural, Urban, Combined) (NSO, MoSPI), Sep 2026

What this shows

Food inflation (CFPI) was 7.74% in September 2026 (provisional), up from 2.13% in January 2026, the first month on the new 2024 base.
Food prices are rising faster than the whole basket: headline CPI inflation was 5.54% in September 2026.
Rural food inflation (8.06%) was above urban (7.18%) in September 2026; onion prices were up 108.09% year on year, the highest among key items.

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Consumer Price Index (Rural, Urban, Combined) (NSO, MoSPI), Sep 2026

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Source and method

Source: MoSPI, Consumer Price Index (base 2024=100)
Table: CPI 2024=100, All India, Combined, Food and beverages > Food (CFPI)
Released: 12 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 18 Oct 2026
Next due: by 12 Nov 2026
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Licence: GODL-India

What exactly is measured

Year-on-year change in the all-India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI, Combined, base 2024=100), the food group of the Consumer Price Index, released monthly by MoSPI. Rates on the new 2024 base start in January 2026; food inflation on the old 2012 base is not comparable, so it is not shown. The latest month is provisional.

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Exam facts

Published by: National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Survey / report: Consumer Price Index (Rural, Urban, Combined)
Base year: 2024
Frequency: Monthly, on the 12th (next working day if a holiday); provisional, then final a month later
Measures: Year-on-year change in the all-India Consumer Food Price Index (Combined): the 'Food' group (code 01.1) of the 'Food and beverages' division
Syllabus: GS-III · Economy

Base revised from 2012 to 2024; year-on-year rates on the new base start with January 2026.
Prices are collected weekly by NSO field staff from 1,407 urban markets (including online markets) and 1,465 villages covering all states and UTs (September 2026 release).
Petrol, diesel and LPG prices refer to the 15th of the month.
Indices are published for rural, urban and combined (all-India); the combined index is the headline, and monetary policy targets CPI inflation (RBI Act, section 45ZA).

Asked in UPSC

CSE Mains 2014, General Studies Paper III, Q3APMC markets and their part in food inflation
CSE Mains 2024, General Studies Paper III, Q2Causes of persistent food inflation in India

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18 Oct 2026, 21:03 IST9 periods, latest Sep 2026: 7.74% · first snapshotArchived source5728e380cae8

Release notes (3)

Feb 20262.13%Jan 2026, first release on the new 2024 base
Oct 20265.97%Aug 2026, final (revised from 5.95% provisional)
Oct 20267.74%Sep 2026, provisional

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