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GS-III · Prices

8 official figures, each with a sentence for your answer and the short citation to write after it.

  1. What is retail inflation running at?5.54% Sep 2026

    Retail inflation in India, measured by the all-India Consumer Price Index (base 2024=100), was 5.54% in Sep 2026, compared with 4.83% in Aug 2026. Source: MoSPI, Consumer Price Index (base 2024=100).

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

  2. What is wholesale inflation running at?11.39% Sep 2026

    Wholesale inflation in India, measured by the Wholesale Price Index (base 2022-23=100), was 11.39% in Sep 2026, compared with 9.92% in Aug 2026. Source: DPIIT, Office of the Economic Adviser, Wholesale Price Index (base 2022-23=100).

    Wholesale Price Index (WPI) (Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT), Sep 2026

  3. What is food inflation running at?7.74% Sep 2026

    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).

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

  4. What is retail inflation in rural India?6.08% Sep 2026

    Retail inflation in rural India, measured by the Consumer Price Index (Rural, base 2024=100), was 6.08% in Sep 2026, compared with 5.24% in Aug 2026. Source: MoSPI, Consumer Price Index (base 2024=100).

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

  5. What is retail inflation in urban India?4.88% Sep 2026

    Retail inflation in urban India, measured by the Consumer Price Index (Urban, base 2024=100), was 4.88% in Sep 2026, compared with 4.31% in Aug 2026. Source: MoSPI, Consumer Price Index (base 2024=100).

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

  6. What is wholesale food inflation running at?8.66% Sep 2026

    Wholesale food inflation in India, measured by the WPI Food Index (base 2022-23=100), was 8.66% in Sep 2026, compared with 7.05% in Aug 2026. Source: DPIIT, Office of the Economic Adviser, Wholesale Price Index (base 2022-23=100).

    Wholesale Price Index (WPI) (Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT), Sep 2026

  7. How fast are wholesale fuel and power prices rising?25.85% Sep 2026

    Wholesale fuel and power inflation in India (WPI, base 2022-23=100) was 25.85% in Sep 2026, compared with 22.93% in Aug 2026. Source: DPIIT, Office of the Economic Adviser, Wholesale Price Index (base 2022-23=100).

    Wholesale Price Index (WPI) (Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT), Sep 2026

  8. What is inflation for agricultural labourers?6.30% Sep 2026

    Inflation for agricultural labourers in India (CPI-AL, base 2019=100) was 6.30% in Sep 2026, compared with 5.18% in Aug 2026, according to the Labour Bureau. Source: Labour Bureau, All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers – September 2026.

    Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (CPI-AL/RL) (Labour Bureau), Sep 2026