PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100 FOR APRIL, 2026

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100 FOR APRIL, 2026

Posted On: 12 MAY 2026 4:00PM by PIB Delhi Highlights Retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index in April, 2026 is 3.48% Year on year food inflation, based on Consumer Food Price Index, in April, 2026 is 4.20% I. Key Statistics A. National Level Indices Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) with base year 2024 for the month of April, 2026 over April, 2025 is 3.48%(Provisional). Corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are 3.74% and 3.16%, respectively.

April, 2026 (Provisional) March, 2026 (Final) Rural Urban Combined Rural Urban Combined Inflation CPI 3.74 3.16 3.48 3.63 3.11 3.40 (%) (General) CFPI 4.26 4.10 4.20 3.95 3.71 3.87 Index CPI 105.28 104.92 105.12 105.02 104.62 104.84

(General) CFPI 104.17 104.78 104.39 104.01 104.38 104.14

Food Inflation: - Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for the month of April, 2026 over April, 2025 is 4.20% (Provisional). Corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are 4.26% and 4.10%, respectively.Housing Inflation: - Year-on-year Housing inflation rate for the month of April, 2026 is 2.15%

(Provisional) and the corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are 2.65% and 1.96%, respectively.

At National level, division wise inflation for the month of April, 2026 in the Combined sector may be seen from the graph below- Top 5 key items with low inflation at All India combined level in April, 2026 are given in table below:S.No. Item Weight Inflation (%) Inflation (%) March, 2026 April, 2026 1 Potato 0.7549 -19.03 -23.69 2 Onion 0.7006 -27.78 -17.67 3 Motor car and 0.4665 -6.91 -7.12 jeep 4 Peas, 0.0516 -7.88 -6.75 chickpeas 5 Air 0.0446 -5.81 -5.06 conditioner Top 5 key items with high inflation at All India combined level in April, 2026 are given in table below:

S.No. Item Weight Inflation (%) Inflation (%) March, 2026 April, 2026 1 Silver Jewellery 0.3127 148.42 144.342 Coconut: copra 0.0854 45.54 44.55 3 Gold/Diamond/Platinum 0.6230 45.88 40.72 Jewellery 4 Tomato 0.4961 36.00 35.28 5 Cauliflower 0.2330 34.16 25.58 B. State level Indices Top five States (having more than 50 lakhs population as per Census 2011) with highest inflation in April, 2026 are given below- II. March 2026 (Final) figures for CPI base 2024=100 All India CPI, CFPI and corresponding inflation rates for the month of March 2026 (Final) with base year 2024 are given as follows-March, 2026 (Final) at Base 2024=100 Rural Urban Combined Inflation (%) CPI 3.63 3.11 3.40

(General) CFPI 3.95 3.71 3.87 Index CPI 105.02 104.62 104.84

(General) CFPI 104.01 104.38 104.14 Response Rate- Real time price data are collected from selected 1407 urban Markets (including online markets) and 1465 villages covering all States/UTs through personal visits by field staff of Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI on a weekly roster. During the month of April, 2026, prices were collected from 100% rural and urban markets while the market-wise prices reported therein were 99.44% for rural markets and 99.82% for urban markets.

CPI for May 2026 will be released on 12th June, 2026 (Friday) or the next working day in case of 12th being a holiday.

State and Item wise indices for April 2026 may be downloaded from eSankhyiki portal of MoSPI- https://esankhyiki.mospi.gov.in/ State-level item indices, available on the portal, should be interpreted cautiously in view of thin samples of price used for index compilation in some of the cases.

Indices at all levels and inflation rates are compiled using the actual index values without rounding off. However, the indices published are rounded off to two decimal places. Therefore, higher-level indices, if calculated from the published figures may observe minute differences.

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IV. Annexures Annexure Title I All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) division wise indices and inflation for April, 2026 (Provisional)II All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) group wise indices and inflation for April, 2026 (Provisional) III State/UT wise general index and inflation in April, 2026 (Provisional) IV All India Combined (General) level index and inflation Annexure- I All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) division wise indices and inflation for April, 2026

(Provisional) Division Division name Index Inflation code Rural Urban Comb. Rural Urban Comb.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) 01 Food and beverages 104.16 104.69 104.35 4.09 3.88 4.01 02 Paan, tobacco and intoxicants 107.21 107.30 107.24 4.65 5.02 4.76 03 Clothing and footwear 107.63 105.55 106.84 3.27 2.04 2.80 04 Housing, water, electricity, gas 103.22 102.61 102.83 1.77 1.67 1.71 and other fuels 05 Furnishings, household 104.04 103.43 103.78 1.87 1.27 1.61 equipment and routine household maintenance 06 Health 103.90 104.56 104.15 1.57 1.77 1.64 07 Transport 100.89 100.78 100.84 0.01 -0.04 -0.01 08 Information and 103.95 103.29 103.66 0.64 0.33 0.50 communication 09 Recreation, sport and culture 104.44 103.86 104.15 2.39 1.84 2.11 10 Education services 105.29 106.34 105.93 2.92 3.30 3.1511 Restaurants and 107.27 108.60 107.98 3.84 4.51 4.20 accommodation services 13 Personal care, social 124.83 122.95 124.02 18.51 16.55 17.66 protection and miscellaneous goods and services All India 105.28 104.92 105.12 3.74 3.16 3.48

Note: Comb.: Combined Annexure- II All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) group wise indices and inflation for April, 2026

(provisional) S.No. Group Group name Index Inflation code Rural Urban Comb. Rural Urban Comb.

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix)

1. 01.1 Food 104.17 104.78 104.39 4.26 4.10 4.20

2. 01.2 Beverages 103.56 103.12 103.36 0.62 0.29 0.48

3. 01.3 Services for processing 106.96 107.35 107.07 3.09 3.55 3.23 primary goods for food

4. 02.1 Alcoholic beverages 106.71 105.82 106.42 3.46 2.89 3.27

5. 02.3 Paan and tobacco 107.66 108.85 108.01 5.72 7.28 6.18

6. 03.1 Clothing 108.14 106.20 107.40 3.66 2.58 3.25

7. 03.2 Footwear 104.30 101.44 103.17 0.65 -1.34 -0.12

8. 04.1 Actual rental payments 103.35 102.88 102.99 2.45 1.92 2.04 made for housing

9. 04.3 Maintenance, repair and 106.14 105.31 105.83 3.45 3.00 3.28 security of the dwellingS.No. Group Group name Index Inflation code Rural Urban Comb. Rural Urban Comb.

10. 04.4 Water supply and 101.56 102.43 102.17 1.10 1.54 1.40 miscellaneous services relating to the dwelling

11. 04.5 Electricity, gas and other 102.48 100.98 101.89 0.88 0.41 0.69 fuels

12. 05.1 Furniture, furnishings, and 105.87 104.86 105.48 2.75 2.17 2.53 loose carpets

13. 05.2 Household textiles 106.49 104.34 105.68 3.01 1.07 2.28

14. 05.3 Household appliances 103.07 101.50 102.34 1.15 -0.22 0.51

15. 05.4 Glassware, tableware and 107.61 105.73 106.89 4.06 2.47 3.46 household utensils

16. 05.5 Tools and equipment for 98.67 99.47 98.94 -1.60 0.02 -1.07 house and garden

17. 05.6 Goods and services for 103.17 103.57 103.35 1.50 1.51 1.50 routine household maintenance

18. 06.1 Medicines and health 104.80 104.67 104.75 1.98 1.40 1.76 products

19. 06.2 Outpatient care services 101.88 104.39 102.90 0.64 2.39 1.36

20. 06.3 Inpatient care services 102.72 105.45 103.86 0.87 3.22 1.85

21. 06.4 Other health services 102.49 103.36 102.82 1.02 1.62 1.25

22. 07.1 Purchase of vehicles 97.89 97.07 97.47 -4.66 -4.96 -4.81

23. 07.2 Operation of personal 100.08 100.08 100.08 0.13 0.12 0.12 transport equipment

24. 07.3 Passenger transport 103.54 104.29 103.86 1.64 2.31 1.92 servicesS.No. Group Group name Index Inflation code Rural Urban Comb. Rural Urban Comb.

25. 07.4 Transport services for 107.71 107.81 107.77 7.50 7.66 7.60 goods

26. 08.1 Information and 99.23 98.22 98.77 -0.25 -1.14 -0.66 communication equipment

27. 08.3 Information and 105.21 104.79 105.03 0.86 0.75 0.81 communication services

28. 09.1 Recreational durables 98.97 100.68 100.17 0.50 0.15 0.25

29. 09.2 Other recreational goods 105.62 105.58 105.61 2.75 2.54 2.67

30. 09.3 Garden products and pets 111.61 110.72 111.14 6.46 5.43 5.90

31. 09.4 Recreational services 105.94 102.11 103.64 4.26 1.09 2.36

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix)

32. 09.5 Cultural goods 102.58 104.68 103.62 1.39 2.01 1.70

33. 09.6 Cultural services 103.85 104.30 104.13 2.01 1.46 1.67

34. 09.7 Newspapers, books and 102.68 102.67 102.68 1.14 1.33 1.23 stationery

35. 10.1 Early childhood and 106.90 106.82 106.85 3.81 3.01 3.31 primary education

36. 10.2 Secondary education 106.14 107.69 107.13 3.39 4.17 3.89

37. 10.4 Higher education 102.45 105.98 104.74 1.61 4.85 3.71

38. 10.5 Education not defined by 103.31 103.57 103.44 1.66 1.55 1.61 level

39. 11.1 Food and beverage serving 107.31 108.61 108.00 3.86 4.52 4.21 services

40. 11.2 Accommodation services 102.50 104.79 103.53 1.13 2.26 1.64S.No. Group Group name Index Inflation code Rural Urban Comb. Rural Urban Comb.

41. 13.1 Personal care 105.02 105.55 105.25 2.53 2.64 2.58

42. 13.2 Other personal effects 178.10 167.50 173.40 57.26 48.98 53.61

43. 13.9 Other services 103.02 102.23 102.71 1.57 1.10 1.39

Note: Comb.: Combined Annexure-III State/UT wise general index and inflation in April, 2026 (Provisional) S.No. CPI Inflation State/UT Rural Urban Combined Rural Urban Combined

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii)

1. Andaman And 106.83 105.07 105.97 3.79 2.66 3.24 Nicobar Islands

2. Andhra Pradesh 104.92 105.32 105.08 4.29 4.06 4.20

3. Arunachal Pradesh 103.38 103.49 103.41 2.12 1.95 2.07

4. Assam 104.33 103.40 104.13 3.43 2.41 3.22

5. Bihar 104.17 103.09 104.01 2.88 1.87 2.74

6. Chandigarh * 104.97 104.97 * 3.52 3.52

7. Chhattisgarh 101.77 102.00 101.85 1.89 1.53 1.77

8. Goa 104.07 104.40 104.28 1.68 2.49 2.20

9. Gujarat 104.19 103.86 104.00 3.22 2.60 2.85

10. Haryana 105.33 104.91 105.12 3.32 2.61 2.96

11. Himachal Pradesh 105.32 106.31 105.48 3.58 4.15 3.6712. Jammu And 105.60 104.89 105.40 2.64 2.74 2.67 Kashmir

13. Jharkhand 104.28 102.83 103.78 3.30 2.05 2.88

14. Karnataka 106.63 105.84 106.23 4.24 3.77 4.00

15. Kerala 106.78 105.48 106.07 4.32 3.32 3.77

16. Ladakh 105.69 105.79 105.71 1.95 2.24 2.02

17. Lakshadweep 104.76 105.99 105.65 2.79 3.65 3.42

18. Madhya Pradesh 105.47 105.04 105.30 3.80 3.47 3.67

19. Maharashtra 105.50 104.66 104.99 3.72 2.75 3.13

20. Manipur 102.83 103.73 103.12 2.40 2.19 2.33

21. Meghalaya 104.97 103.63 104.62 3.31 2.00 2.97

22. Mizoram 103.56 102.30 102.84 1.02 0.44 0.69

23. Nagaland 106.17 103.86 105.29 3.75 3.00 3.46

24. NCT of Delhi 102.37 103.23 103.22 2.71 1.95 1.96

25. Odisha 104.07 103.74 103.98 3.64 2.89 3.44

26. Puducherry 106.28 105.90 106.02 4.71 4.27 4.41

27. Punjab 106.25 105.09 105.72 3.57 2.99 3.30

28. Rajasthan 105.74 105.19 105.54 4.03 3.29 3.77

29. Sikkim 106.62 106.11 106.45 4.29 3.90 4.16

30. Tamil Nadu 105.78 105.84 105.81 4.41 4.00 4.18

31. Telangana 108.21 107.78 107.96 6.23 5.51 5.81

32. The Dadra And 103.76 104.66 104.44 2.90 3.45 3.31 Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu33. Tripura 102.63 102.86 102.68 2.17 2.90 2.34

34. Uttar Pradesh 105.55 105.02 105.38 3.83 3.08 3.59

35. Uttarakhand 106.69 104.50 105.88 3.98 2.66 3.50

36. West Bengal 104.33 104.16 104.26 3.36 2.45 2.95 *: No rural market in Chandigarh Annexure-IV All India Combined (General) level index and inflation Month Index Inflation (%) Rural Urban Combined Rural Urban Combined

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Jan-25 101.81 101.49 101.67 Feb-25 101.33 101.30 101.32 Mar-25 101.34 101.47 101.39 Apr-25 101.49 101.71 101.58 May-25 101.78 102.06 101.90 Jun-25 102.39 102.66 102.51 Jul-25 103.34 103.36 103.35 Aug-25 103.84 103.60 103.74 Sep-25 103.80 103.66 103.74 Oct-25 103.85 103.61 103.74 Nov-25 104.16 103.83 104.01 Dec-25 104.19 103.98 104.10 Jan-26 104.59 104.28 104.45 2.73 2.75 2.74Feb-26 104.74 104.36 104.57 3.37 3.02 3.21 Mar-26 105.02 104.62 104.84 3.63 3.11 3.40 Apr-26* 105.28 104.92 105.12 3.74 3.16 3.48 *Index and Inflation for the month of April 2026 are provisional.

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