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Food inflation in India, March 2017

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Values come from a published official MoSPI release. Provisional months stay marked until the final figure is released.

How much food prices changed compared with the same month one year earlier.

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2.0%

Mar 2017 · All India · final · base 2012

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from Feb 2017

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Food inflation in India chart for combined. Use Left and Right arrow keys to preview periods, then Enter or Space to select one.-10.0%0.0%10.0%20.0%Jan ’14Jun ’20Jul ’23Sept ’26
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Mar 2017

Mar 2017 · 2.0% · Final. No change from Feb 2017 (2.0%).

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Selected period: Mar 2017
  • Base 2012 · Jan 2014 to Dec 2025 · earlier series
  • Base 2024 · Jan 2026 to Sept 2026
  • Base-year break at Jan 2026: the series are not joined

Rural 1.9%, urban 2.4%. Rural inflation was 0.5 percentage points lower than urban inflation in Mar 2017.

Year-on-year change from the same month a year earlier · Monthly · Percentage

This month’s release

Mar 2017

Final value retrieved 12 Oct 2026 from MoSPI's eSankhyiki API

On the 2012=100 series.

In plain words

What it means

A food inflation rate of 2.0% means the food component of the CPI basket was 2.0% higher than a year earlier. It does not mean every grocery item moved by the same amount.

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Where this comes from

Published

Published monthly by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in the same CPI release as headline inflation. Food inflation is the year-on-year change in the food part of the same Consumer Price Index basket, on the current official series indexed to a 2024 base year from January 2026, and on MoSPI’s previous series (base 2012) before that, drawn as a separate line that is never joined to the new one. It is shown here for Combined, Rural and Urban India. Each month is first published as Provisional and revised to Final in the following month’s release. Each monthly release below contributes the months it reports; a later release replaces an earlier one for the same month.

How we check the numbers →
Consumer Price Index (base 2012=100), All India inflation, January 2014 to December 2025 (MoSPI eSankhyiki API)
Reference month
Dec 2025
Retrieved
12 Oct 2026 from MoSPI's eSankhyiki API
CPI base year
base 2012
Where in the file
Exact location in technical details
Open release (official page) ↗Publisher page ↗
Technical details

Release: mospi-cpi-2026-09-20261012-5a724707

CPI base year: base 2024 (cpi-2024)

Release file: https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/documents/productChartTable/1792047898150-CPI_Data_For_DIID_Sep26-12.10.2026 (1).xlsx

Publisher page: https://www.mospi.gov.in/themes/product/9-consumer-price-index-cpi

Release file SHA-256: ea785408fa22618e514bf3f3ff5609b9ecfebbb4936f8196399c4f8a482b3777

Retrieved: 2026-10-27T10:58:03.000Z

referenceMonth
2026-09
selectedSource · kind
cpi-workbook

Platform status: Published

Resolved months: 152

Candidate rows reviewed: 164

Resolved release lineage: 10

Resolver: cpi-public-v2

Data fingerprint: d19fa991fd4b1f20

Parity key: food|combined|all|2017-03|cpi-public-v2|d19fa991fd4b1f20

Evidence hash: ea785408fa22618e514bf3f3ff5609b9ecfebbb4936f8196399c4f8a482b3777

Consumer Price Index (CPI) release for 2026-09
Reference month
Sept 2026
Published
12 Oct 2026
CPI base year
base 2024
Where in the file
Exact location in technical details
Open release file (XLSX) ↗Publisher page ↗
Show all 10 monthly releasesEvery official release used here
Consumer Price Index (CPI) release for 2026-08
Reference month
Aug 2026
Published
14 Sept 2026
CPI base year
base 2024
Where in the file
Exact location in technical details
Open release file (XLSX) ↗Publisher page ↗
Consumer Price Index (CPI) release for 2026-07
Reference month
Jul 2026
Published
12 Aug 2026
CPI base year
base 2024
Where in the file
Exact location in technical details
Open release file (XLSX) ↗Publisher page ↗
Consumer Price Index (CPI) release for 2026-06
Reference month
Jun 2026
Published
13 Jul 2026
CPI base year
base 2024
Where in the file
Exact location in technical details
Open release file (XLSX) ↗Publisher page ↗
Consumer Price Index (CPI) release for 2026-05
Reference month
May 2026
Published
12 Jun 2026
CPI base year
base 2024
Where in the file
Exact location in technical details
Open release file (XLSX) ↗Publisher page ↗
Consumer Price Index (CPI) release for 2026-04
Reference month
Apr 2026
Published
12 May 2026
CPI base year
base 2024
Where in the file
Exact location in technical details
Open release file (XLSX) ↗Publisher page ↗
Consumer Price Index (CPI) release for 2026-03
Reference month
Mar 2026
Published
12 Apr 2026
CPI base year
base 2024
Where in the file
Exact location in technical details
Open release file (XLSX) ↗Publisher page ↗
Consumer Price Index (CPI) release for 2026-02
Reference month
Feb 2026
Published
12 Mar 2026
CPI base year
base 2024
Where in the file
Exact location in technical details
Open release file (XLSX) ↗Publisher page ↗
Consumer Price Index (CPI) release for 2026-01
Reference month
Jan 2026
Published
12 Feb 2026
CPI base year
base 2024
Where in the file
Exact location in technical details
Open release file (XLSX) ↗Publisher page ↗

Data table

Every month

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PeriodAll IndiaStatusSelect
Sept 20267.7%Provisional · base 2024
Aug 20266.0%Provisional · base 2024
Jul 20265.5%Provisional · base 2024
Jun 20265.3%Provisional · base 2024
May 20264.8%Provisional · base 2024
Apr 20264.2%Provisional · base 2024
Mar 20263.9%Provisional · base 2024
Feb 20263.5%Provisional · base 2024
Jan 20262.1%Provisional · base 2024
Dec 2025-2.7%Final · base 2012
Nov 2025-3.9%Final · base 2012
Oct 2025-5.0%Final · base 2012
Sept 2025-2.3%Final · base 2012
Aug 2025-0.6%Final · base 2012
Jul 2025-1.8%Final · base 2012
Jun 2025-1.0%Final · base 2012
May 20251.0%Final · base 2012
Apr 20251.8%Final · base 2012
Mar 20252.7%Final · base 2012
Feb 20253.8%Final · base 2012
Jan 20256.0%Final · base 2012
Dec 20248.4%Final · base 2012
Nov 20249.0%Final · base 2012
Oct 202410.9%Final · base 2012
Sept 20249.2%Final · base 2012
Aug 20245.7%Final · base 2012
Jul 20245.4%Final · base 2012
Jun 20249.4%Final · base 2012
May 20248.7%Final · base 2012
Apr 20248.7%Final · base 2012
Mar 20248.5%Final · base 2012
Feb 20248.7%Final · base 2012
Jan 20248.3%Final · base 2012
Dec 20239.5%Final · base 2012
Nov 20238.7%Final · base 2012
Oct 20236.6%Final · base 2012
Sept 20236.6%Final · base 2012
Aug 20239.9%Final · base 2012
Jul 202311.5%Final · base 2012
Jun 20234.6%Final · base 2012
May 20233.0%Final · base 2012
Apr 20233.8%Final · base 2012
Mar 20234.8%Final · base 2012
Feb 20236.0%Final · base 2012
Jan 20236.0%Final · base 2012
Dec 20224.2%Final · base 2012
Nov 20224.7%Final · base 2012
Oct 20227.0%Final · base 2012
Sept 20228.6%Final · base 2012
Aug 20227.6%Final · base 2012
Jul 20226.7%Final · base 2012
Jun 20227.8%Final · base 2012
May 20228.0%Final · base 2012
Apr 20228.3%Final · base 2012
Mar 20227.7%Final · base 2012
Feb 20225.9%Final · base 2012
Jan 20225.4%Final · base 2012
Dec 20214.1%Final · base 2012
Nov 20211.9%Final · base 2012
Oct 20210.9%Final · base 2012
Sept 20210.7%Final · base 2012
Aug 20213.1%Final · base 2012
Jul 20214.0%Final · base 2012
Jun 20215.2%Final · base 2012
May 20215.0%Final · base 2012
Apr 20212.0%Final · base 2012
Mar 20214.9%Final · base 2012
Feb 20213.9%Final · base 2012
Jan 20212.0%Final · base 2012
Dec 20203.4%Final · base 2012
Nov 20209.5%Final · base 2012
Oct 202011.0%Final · base 2012
Sept 202010.7%Final · base 2012
Aug 20209.1%Final · base 2012
Jul 20209.3%Final · base 2012
Jun 20208.7%Final · base 2012
May 20209.2%Final · base 2012
Mar 20208.8%Final · base 2012
Feb 202010.8%Final · base 2012
Jan 202013.6%Final · base 2012
Dec 201914.2%Final · base 2012
Nov 201910.0%Final · base 2012
Oct 20197.9%Final · base 2012
Sept 20195.1%Final · base 2012
Aug 20193.0%Final · base 2012
Jul 20192.4%Final · base 2012
Jun 20192.3%Final · base 2012
May 20191.8%Final · base 2012
Apr 20191.1%Final · base 2012
Mar 20190.3%Final · base 2012
Feb 2019-0.7%Final · base 2012
Jan 2019-2.2%Final · base 2012
Dec 2018-2.7%Final · base 2012
Nov 2018-2.6%Final · base 2012
Oct 2018-0.9%Final · base 2012
Sept 20180.5%Final · base 2012
Aug 20180.3%Final · base 2012
Jul 20181.3%Final · base 2012
Jun 20182.9%Final · base 2012
May 20183.1%Final · base 2012
Apr 20182.8%Final · base 2012
Mar 20182.8%Final · base 2012
Feb 20183.3%Final · base 2012
Jan 20184.7%Final · base 2012
Dec 20175.0%Final · base 2012
Nov 20174.4%Final · base 2012
Oct 20171.9%Final · base 2012
Sept 20171.3%Final · base 2012
Aug 20171.5%Final · base 2012
Jul 2017-0.4%Final · base 2012
Jun 2017-2.1%Final · base 2012
May 2017-1.1%Final · base 2012
Apr 20170.6%Final · base 2012
Mar 20172.0%Final · base 2012
Feb 20172.0%Final · base 2012
Jan 20170.6%Final · base 2012
Dec 20161.4%Final · base 2012
Nov 20162.0%Final · base 2012
Oct 20163.3%Final · base 2012
Sept 20164.0%Final · base 2012
Aug 20165.9%Final · base 2012
Jul 20168.4%Final · base 2012
Jun 20167.8%Final · base 2012
May 20167.5%Final · base 2012
Apr 20166.4%Final · base 2012
Mar 20165.2%Final · base 2012
Feb 20165.3%Final · base 2012
Jan 20166.9%Final · base 2012
Dec 20156.4%Final · base 2012
Nov 20156.1%Final · base 2012
Oct 20155.3%Final · base 2012
Sept 20153.9%Final · base 2012
Aug 20152.2%Final · base 2012
Jul 20152.2%Final · base 2012
Jun 20155.5%Final · base 2012
May 20154.8%Final · base 2012
Apr 20155.1%Final · base 2012
Mar 20156.1%Final · base 2012
Feb 20156.9%Final · base 2012
Jan 20156.1%Final · base 2012
Dec 20144.0%Final · base 2012
Nov 20141.1%Final · base 2012
Oct 20143.9%Final · base 2012
Sept 20146.2%Final · base 2012
Aug 20148.7%Final · base 2012
Jul 20148.9%Final · base 2012
Jun 20147.2%Final · base 2012
May 20148.9%Final · base 2012
Apr 20149.2%Final · base 2012
Mar 20148.6%Final · base 2012
Feb 20147.9%Final · base 2012
Jan 20149.7%Final · base 2012