Kya hua
MoSPI ne 14 September ko provisional CPI (base 2024) bataya — August 2026 me headline inflation 4.82% raha, July ke 4.45% se 37 bps zyada.
India ki retail mehengaai August 2026 me tez ho kar 4.82% ho gayi, July ke 4.45% se upar — MoSPI ne 14 September ko provisional CPI (base 2024) jaari kiya. Lagatar teesra mahina RBI ke 4% target se upar.
Food inflation ne sabse zyada dhakka diya — CFPI 5.52% se 5.95% par. Sabse tez: silver jewellery 107.11%, adrak 73.82%, pyaaz 48.27%, lahsun 43.60% aur jewellery 35.53%. Tamatar -31.09% aur aaloo -13.14% saste hue.
Gaon-sheher ka gap bada — rural 5.23% (4.84% se) vs urban 4.31% (3.96% se). Personal care/misc 15.17% par top, restaurants 8.38%, food & beverages 5.66%; health sabse kam 1.34%. CPI index: All-India 108.74, rural 109.27, urban 108.07.
Wholesale WPI bhi 9.78% se 9.92% ho gaya — food, fuel aur manufactured items ki wajah se. RBI ka 2026-27 projection 5% hai (Q2 4.7%, Q3 5.9%, Q4 5.5%) aur band 2-6% hai. Reuters bola rate hike ka case strong hua hai. Agla CPI 12 Oct 2026 ko aayega.
Kya hua
14 September ko MoSPI ne August 2026 ka provisional CPI (base 2024) jaari kiya — headline 4.82% aur food 5.95% dono badhe. Data 1,407 urban markets aur 1,465 gaon se 100% response par. Agla release 12 Oct ko September ke liye.
Kyun zaroori hai
Teen mahine 4% ke upar rehna RBI ke 4% ±2% target aur 5% FY27 projection ko test karta hai. WPI 9.92% se input costs high hain.
Kaun si cheezein sabse tez badhi/ghati
- Mehenga: silver jewellery 107.11%, adrak 73.82%, pyaaz 48.27% (22.54% se), lahsun 43.60%, sona/jewellery 35.53%
- Sasta: tamatar -31.09% (-4.60% se), aaloo -13.14% (-16.56% se); health sabse kam 1.34%
- Sabse zyada division: personal care/misc 15.17%, restaurants 8.38%, food & beverages 5.66%
Kyun matter karta hai
Onion, adrak aur lahsun mehenga hone se ghar ka budget badhega aur RBI par rate badhane ka pressure rahega.
Money · Daily Life
General Public
Ghar ka kharcha badhega — food inflation 5.95% par, onion-adrak-lahsun mehenga, tomato-aaloo saste se thoda relief.
Money · Work
Investors Traders · Business Executives
Lagatar teesre mahine 4% target ke upar rehne se rate hike ki umeed badhi — loan aur market par asar.
Daily Life
General Public
Gaon me mehengaai 5.23% vs sheher me 4.31% — rural families par zyada bojh.
Seedhi baat
Khane ki mehengaai ne phir target cross karaya — agle data tak grocery aur loan rates par nazar rakho.
August CPI 4.82% — khane ka 5.95%, gaon me zyada maar. Lagatar teesra mahina RBI target ke upar.
Verified sources (6)
Retail inflation rises to 4.82% in August
↗India's retail inflation rises to 4.82% in August
↗Retail inflation climbs to 4.82% in August from 4.45% in July
↗CPI inflation in August at 4.82% YoY led by food inflation
↗CPI inflation rises to 4.82% in August 2026: Which everyday items became costlier and which got cheaper?
↗India inflation rises to 4.82% in August, strengthening case for rate hike
↗Claims and linked sources
6 claimsIndia ka retail inflation (CPI, base 2024) August 2026 me 4.82% raha, July ke 4.45% se 37 bps upar.
Food inflation (CFPI) August 2026 me badh kar 5.95% ho gayi, July ke 5.52% se upar.
Rural inflation August me 5.23% (July me 4.84%) aur urban 4.31% (July me 3.96%) rahi.
Kharch ke hisab se personal care/misc services 15.17% par sabse zyada, restaurants 8.38% aur food & beverages 5.66%; health sabse kam 1.34%.
Wholesale WPI inflation August me 9.92% ho gayi, July ke 9.78% se upar — food, fuel aur manufactured items mehenga hone se.
Reuters ke mutabik 4.82% ka figure RBI rate hike ka case strong karta hai; RBI ne recent me rates hold kiye the.