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Retail inflation in India rose to 3.9% in May 2026, driven by food and transport, but remained below the RBI's 4% target.

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Who
National Statistics Office (NSO), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Aastha Gudwani, Bloomberg economist poll, Barclays Chief India economist, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
What
Retail inflation in India rose to 3.9% in May 2026, driven by food and transport, but remained below the RBI's 4% target.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:32:17 GMT · 2h 46m ago
Where
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Why
Higher growth in food inflation is partly due to an adverse base effect and restaurant/accommodation inflation is rising due to increased LPG prices passed on to consumers.
The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

Despite remaining below the RBI's target, rising inflation in certain sectors, notably food and services influenced by fuel costs, suggests a potentially higher inflation experience for consumers than official data indicates, impacting household budgets.

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  3. Economics2h 46m ago
    Retail inflation in India rose to 3.9% in May 2026, driven by food and transport costs, but remained below the RBI's 4% target.
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    Retail inflation in India rose to 3.9% in May 2026, driven by food and transport, but remained below the RBI's 4% target.
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    Retail inflation in India rose to 3.9% in May 2026, driven by increases in food and transport costs, according to data released by the statistics ministry.
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    Retail inflation in India rose to 3.9% in May 2026, driven by higher food and transport costs, according to data released Friday by the statistics ministry.
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  7. Economics3h 49m ago
    India's retail inflation rose to 3.93 per cent in May from 3.48 per cent in April.
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  8. Economics3h 49m ago
    India's retail inflation rose to 3.93 per cent in May from 3.48 per cent in April.
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  9. Economics3h 49m ago
    India's retail inflation rose to 3.93 per cent in May from 3.48 per cent in April, according to data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO).
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  10. Economics3h 49m ago
    India's retail inflation rose to 3.93 per cent in May from 3.48 per cent in April, according to data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Friday.
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  11. Economics3h 49m ago
    Retail inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) inched up for the fourth consecutive month to 3.9% in May from 3.5% in April.
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  12. Economics3h 49m ago
    Retail inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) in India increased for the fourth consecutive month to 3.9% in May from 3.5% in April.
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  13. Economics3h 49m ago
    Retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) inched up for the fourth consecutive month to 3.9% in May from 3.5% in April.
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  14. Economics5h 35m ago
    India's retail inflation rose to 3.93 per cent in May from 3.48 per cent in April.
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  15. Economics5h 35m ago
    India's retail inflation rose to 3.93 per cent in May from 3.48 per cent in April.
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