India’s retail inflation rose to 6.09% in October

India’s retail inflation rose to 6.09% in October 2026 from a final reading of 5.54% in September, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said in figures released through the Press Information Bureau. The provisional October rate measures the rise in consumer prices from October 2025. Rural inflation was 6.63% and urban inflation was 5.41%.

Food inflation rose to 8.94% from 7.74% in September. October’s year-on-year food inflation reached 9.09% in rural areas and 8.68% in urban areas. Nationally, onion prices were up 116.22% from a year earlier, while potato prices fell 14.24%.