Consumer price inflation climbed for the sixth straight month, driven by a sharp jump in food prices.

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• MoSPI released the September 2026 Consumer Price Index data on October 12, showing provisional retail inflation of 5.54%.
• This is up from 4.83% in August 2026 and compares September 2026 with September 2025.
• Headline inflation has risen every month since April 2026.
• Food inflation, measured by the Consumer Food Price Index, jumped to 7.74% from 5.97% in August.
• Rural inflation was 6.08% against 4.88% in urban areas, widening the rural-urban gap.
• Rural food inflation stood at 8.06% and urban food inflation at 7.18%.
• Onion recorded the highest inflation among key items at 108.09%, while potato saw deflation of 11.50%.
• Restaurants and accommodation services recorded inflation of 9.36%.
• The all-India CPI index rose to 109.49 in September from 108.74 in August, on the new 2024 base year.
• Price data were collected from 1,407 urban markets, including online markets, and 1,465 villages.
• October 2026 CPI data is due on November 12, 2026, or the next working day.

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