Inflation
5.5%
Sept 2026 · provisional
How much consumer prices rose from the same month a year earlier (CPI, Consumer Price Index).
Before: 4.8% in Aug 2026
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, released 12 Oct 2026 · Full page
Key figures
India's economy in numbers
The latest official figure for each headline measure of the economy, with the period it covers and where it comes from. It updates as each release is published.
Prices
Food inflation
7.7%
Sept 2026 · provisional
The same, for food prices only.
Before: 6% in Aug 2026
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, released 12 Oct 2026 · Full page
Growth and income
GDP growth
7.7%
FY 2025-26 · provisional estimate
How much the economy grew in real terms, after removing price rises (GDP, gross domestic product).
Before: 7.19% in FY 2024-25
A different estimate stage from the figure before.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, released 5 Jun 2026 · Full page
Per-capita income
₹2,08,090
FY 2025-26 · provisional estimate
National income divided by the population, at current prices.
Before: ₹1,93,657 in FY 2024-25
A different estimate stage from the figure before.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, released 5 Jun 2026 · Full page
Jobs
Unemployment rate, monthly
5%
Sept 2026
Share of people aged 15 and over who looked for work in the reference week and found none (PLFS, Periodic Labour Force Survey).
Before: 5% in Aug 2026
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, released 15 Oct 2026 · Full page
Unemployment rate, yearly
3.1%
2025
The same over a whole year, on the usual-status measure.
Before: 3.2% in 2023-24
Not comparable with the figure before: the method changed.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, released 27 Mar 2026 · Full page
Money and the rupee
Repo rate
5.5%
7 Oct 2026
The rate at which the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) lends to banks; loan rates follow it.
Before: 5.25% in 5 Dec 2025
Reserve Bank of India, released 7 Oct 2026 · Full page
Rupee per US dollar
₹94.97
Jun 2026
Monthly average of the official reference rate.
Before: ₹95.6 in May 2026
Reserve Bank of India, released 31 Jul 2026 · Full page
Foreign exchange reserves
US$751.8 billion
Aug 2026
The RBI's holdings of foreign currency, gold and IMF reserves at month end.
Before: US$692.9 billion in Jul 2026
Reserve Bank of India, released 30 Sept 2026 · Full page
Government finances
Fiscal deficit
4.3%
FY 2026-27 · budget estimate
How much the Union government borrows in a year, as a share of GDP.
Before: 4.4% in FY 2025-26
A different estimate stage from the figure before.
Ministry of Finance, released 1 Feb 2026 · Full page
Fiscal deficit, in rupees
₹16.96 lakh crore
FY 2026-27 · budget estimate
The same borrowing in rupees.
Before: ₹15.58 lakh crore in FY 2025-26
A different estimate stage from the figure before.
Ministry of Finance, released 1 Feb 2026 · Full page
Capital expenditure
₹12.22 lakh crore
FY 2026-27 · budget estimate
Union government spending on assets such as roads, railways and defence equipment.
Before: ₹10.96 lakh crore in FY 2025-26
A different estimate stage from the figure before.
Ministry of Finance, released 1 Feb 2026 · Full page