Prices · monthly

CPI inflation, urban

Name: CPI inflation, urban, India
Creator: MoSPI

CPI inflation for urban India.

Sep 2026● Fresh

4.88%

Next release expected around 2026-11-12.

Previous4.31Aug 2026

Average, last 5 readings4.12May 2026 to Sep 2026

Highest8.56Jan 2014

Lowest0.88Oct 2025

Over time

Faded: 2012 base, as last published. Never joined to the 2024 base.CSV

Circled points are the largest swings, labelled with the nearest event in our timeline. That is when it happened, not proof of cause.

View as a table

Period	Value	Status	Base
2026-09	4.88		2024
2026-08	4.31		2024
2026-07	3.96		2024
2026-06	3.93		2024
2026-05	3.53		2024
2026-04	3.16		2024
2026-03	3.11		2024
2026-02	3.02		2024
2026-01	2.75		2024
2025-12	2.03	final	2012
2025-11	1.40	final	2012
2025-10	0.88	final	2012
2025-09	1.83	final	2012
2025-08	2.47	final	2012
2025-07	2.10	final	2012
2025-06	2.56	final	2012
2025-05	3.12	final	2012
2025-04	3.36	final	2012
2025-03	3.43	final	2012
2025-02	3.32	final	2012
2025-01	3.87	final	2012
2024-12	4.58	final	2012
2024-11	4.89	final	2012
2024-10	5.62	final	2012
2024-09	5.05	final	2012
2024-08	3.14	final	2012
2024-07	3.03	final	2012
2024-06	4.39	final	2012
2024-05	4.21	final	2012
2024-04	4.11	final	2012
2024-03	4.14	final	2012
2024-02	4.78	final	2012
2024-01	4.92	final	2012
2023-12	5.46	final	2012
2023-11	5.26	final	2012
2023-10	4.62	final	2012
2023-09	4.65	final	2012
2023-08	6.59	final	2012
2023-07	7.20	final	2012
2023-06	4.96	final	2012
2023-05	4.33	final	2012
2023-04	4.85	final	2012
2023-03	5.89	final	2012
2023-02	6.10	final	2012
2023-01	6.00	final	2012
2022-12	5.39	final	2012
2022-11	5.68	final	2012
2022-10	6.50	final	2012
2022-09	7.27	final	2012
2022-08	6.72	final	2012
2022-07	6.49	final	2012
2022-06	6.86	final	2012
2022-05	7.08	final	2012
2022-04	7.09	final	2012
2022-03	6.12	final	2012
2022-02	5.75	final	2012
2022-01	5.91	final	2012
2021-12	5.90	final	2012
2021-11	5.54	final	2012
2021-10	5.04	final	2012
2021-09	4.57	final	2012
2021-08	5.32	final	2012
2021-07	5.82	final	2012
2021-06	6.37	final	2012
2021-05	5.91	final	2012
2021-04	4.71	final	2012
2021-03	6.52	final	2012
2021-02	5.96	final	2012
2021-01	5.13	final	2012
2020-12	5.19	final	2012
2020-11	6.73	final	2012
2020-10	7.33	final	2012
2020-09	7.26	final	2012
2020-08	6.80	final	2012
2020-07	6.70	final	2012
2020-06	6.12	final	2012
2020-03	5.59	final	2012
2020-02	6.57	final	2012
2020-01	7.39	final	2012
2019-12	7.46	final	2012
2019-11	5.76	final	2012
2019-10	5.11	final	2012
2019-09	4.78	final	2012
2019-08	4.49	final	2012
2019-07	4.22	final	2012
2019-06	4.33	final	2012
2019-05	4.51	final	2012
2019-04	4.30	final	2012
2019-03	4.10	final	2012
2019-02	3.43	final	2012
2019-01	2.91	final	2012
2018-12	2.91	final	2012
2018-11	3.12	final	2012
2018-10	4.04	final	2012
2018-09	4.31	final	2012
2018-08	3.99	final	2012
2018-07	4.32	final	2012
2018-06	4.85	final	2012
2018-05	4.72	final	2012
2018-04	4.42	final	2012
2018-03	4.12	final	2012
2018-02	4.52	final	2012
2018-01	4.93	final	2012
2017-12	5.09	final	2012
2017-11	4.90	final	2012
2017-10	3.81	final	2012
2017-09	3.44	final	2012
2017-08	3.35	final	2012
2017-07	2.17	final	2012
2017-06	1.41	final	2012
2017-05	2.13	final	2012
2017-04	3.03	final	2012
2017-03	3.96	final	2012
2017-02	3.55	final	2012
2017-01	2.90	final	2012
2016-12	2.90	final	2012
2016-11	3.13	final	2012
2016-10	3.54	final	2012
2016-09	3.64	final	2012
2016-08	4.22	final	2012
2016-07	5.39	final	2012
2016-06	5.26	final	2012
2016-05	4.89	final	2012
2016-04	4.68	final	2012
2016-03	3.95	final	2012
2016-02	4.30	final	2012
2016-01	4.81	final	2012
2015-12	4.73	final	2012
2015-11	4.71	final	2012
2015-10	4.28	final	2012
2015-09	3.61	final	2012
2015-08	2.75	final	2012
2015-07	2.94	final	2012
2015-06	4.55	final	2012
2015-05	4.41	final	2012
2015-04	4.36	final	2012
2015-03	4.75	final	2012
2015-02	4.95	final	2012
2015-01	4.96	final	2012
2014-12	4.50	final	2012
2014-11	3.48	final	2012
2014-10	4.47	final	2012
2014-09	5.30	final	2012
2014-08	6.39	final	2012
2014-07	6.73	final	2012
2014-06	6.11	final	2012
2014-05	8.44	final	2012
2014-04	8.51	final	2012
2014-03	8.29	final	2012
2014-02	8.02	final	2012
2014-01	8.56	final	2012

Why it matters

Housing, transport and services weigh more in urban budgets.

What it leaves out

As for combined CPI.

RelatedCPI inflation →Rural inflation →

Past-paper questionsInflation, unemployment and the Phillips curve →Indian economic data, surveys and reports →Indian statistical system and national accounts →

Source · MoSPI, Consumer Price Index · Official statistics, attributed to MoSPI
Unit · %, base 2024 · as published
Release · 12th of the following month.
Break · New base 2024 = 100 from 2026-01-01
Last checked · 2026-11-08 · freshness of every number →
Series id · prices.cpi.urban