Current Affairs - Economy - Discussion

India’s retail inflation, measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 4.82% in August 2026, compared with 4.45% in July 2026. The increase reflected higher price pressures across both rural and urban areas. Rural CPI inflation reached 5.23%, while urban inflation stood at 4.31%. Food inflation, measured through the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), also increased to 5.95% from 5.52% in July. The August CPI figures were based on the new 2024=100 base year and were released provisionally by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).