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India’s Retail Inflation Rises to 4.82% in August 2026
Prices in India rose faster in August 2026 than in the previous month.
The overall retail inflation rate was 4.82%.
This means a typical basket of goods cost about 4.82% more than it did in August 2025.
Prices rose more quickly in rural areas than in cities.
Telangana had the highest inflation rate among the states and Union Territories.
Mizoram had the lowest rate among states.
Food prices increased by 5.95% over the year.
The figures are provisional and were collected from markets and villages across India.
India’s CPI-based retail inflation reached 4.82% in August 2026, up from 4.45% in July.
Rural inflation was 5.23%, compared with 4.31% in urban areas.
Telangana recorded the highest inflation among states and Union Territories at 6.27%.
Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha followed among the five highest-inflation regions.
Mizoram reported the lowest state inflation at 2.35%, while food inflation stood at 5.95%.
- Who
- The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the data; Telangana recorded the highest state inflation.
- What
- India’s Consumer Price Index-based retail inflation rose to 4.82% in August 2026, while food inflation reached 5.95%.
- Where
- Across India, including rural and urban markets in all states and Union Territories.
- When
- August 2026, with the data released on September 14, 2026.
- Why
- The figures measure year-on-year changes in consumer prices and show rising price pressures since May, particularly in rural markets.
Key facts
- National retail inflation
- 4.82% in August 2026, year on year
- Food inflation
- 5.95% in August 2026
- Rural inflation
- 5.23%
- Urban inflation
- 4.31%
- Highest state inflation
- Telangana at 6.27%
- Lowest state inflation
- Mizoram at 2.35%
- CPI base year
- 2024=100
- Data coverage
- 1,407 urban markets and 1,465 villages, with a 100% response rate
Sources
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