Inside its usual range of 4.4% to 9.3%. The low is 0.0%, in November 1999. Up from 2.1% a year ago.
What it is. Consumer prices against a year earlier.
How to read it. The RBI targets 4%, with a band from 2% to 6%. Readings outside the band put pressure on policy.
| Latest | 4.8% | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| A week ago | 4.5% | |
| A month ago | 4.5% | |
| A year ago | 2.1% | |
| Usual range | 4.4% to 9.3% | |
| Median | 6.1% | |
| Lowest | 0.0% | 1 Nov 1999 |
| Highest | 19.7% | 1 Nov 1998 |
| Percentile, full history | 31 | |
| Percentile, last 5 years | 44 |
The usual range is the middle half of readings since 1989. A percentile is the share of the 443 readings since 1 Oct 1989 that were below today's. Data: statistics, history (JSON); history as CSV.
To cite: tipsheet, “CPI inflation”, data to Aug 2026, https://tipsheet.markets/i/cpi-inflation/
the usual range: the middle half of all readingstodayEach line runs from the lowest reading ever to the highest.