New Delhi: Retail inflation was recorded at 2.75 per cent in January under the new series of All India Consumer Price Index (CPI), with 2024 as the base year, the government data showed on Thursday.
The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation released the new series. The NSO increased the number of goods from 259 to 308 and services from 40 to 50 to provide a better picture of the price situation. The food inflation for January stood at 2.13 per cent.
The new series include fuels (CNG/PNG), rural house rent, online media services.
In order to get improved coverage of data available on digital and administrative sources, including air fare, fuel, postal charges, online media and streaming services (OTT subscriptions), telephone charges, and rail fare have also been factored into the new series.
“Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) with base year 2024 for the month of January, 2026 over January, 2025 is 2.75%(Provisional). Corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are 2.73% and 2.77%, respectively,” Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation stated.
Consumer Price Index – January 2026 (Provisional)
(Base Year: 2024 = 100)
| Category | Rural | Urban | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (%) | |||
| CPI (General) | 2.73 | 2.77 | 2.75 |
| CFPI | 1.96 | 2.44 | 2.13 |
| Index Level | |||
| CPI (General) | 104.59 | 104.30 | 104.46 |
| CFPI | 103.89 | 104.31 | 104.04 |
Food Inflation: Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for the month of January, 2026 over January, 2025 is 2.13% (Provisional). Corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are 1.96% and 2.44%, respectively.
Housing Inflation: Year-on-year Housing inflation rate for the month of January, 2026 is 2.05% (Provisional)and the corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are 2.39% and 1.92%, respectively.
| Month | CPI | CFPI |
| 01/25/26 | 101.67 | 101.87 |
| 02/25/26 | 101.32 | 100.4 |
| 03/25/26 | 101.39 | 100.27 |
| 04/25/26 | 101.58 | 100.18 |
| 05/25/26 | 101.9 | 100.54 |
| 06/25/26 | 102.51 | 101.74 |
| 07/25/26 | 103.35 | 103.67 |
| 08/25/26 | 103.74 | 104.49 |
| 09/25/26 | 103.74 | 104.12 |
| 10/25/26 | 103.74 | 103.94 |
| 11/25/26 | 104.01 | 104.45 |
| 12/25/26 | 104.1 | 104.09 |
| 01/26/26 | 104.46 | 104.04 |
With PIB and PTI inputs