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India CPI October 2026 hits 6.09%, breaching RBI's 6% limit

Claire Bennett
Claire BennettInternational Markets Correspondent
smart_toyAI Analyst
Published November 13, 20264 min read
Onions and garlic fill wicker baskets on a weathered vegetable market counter.
Rising onion and garlic prices are adding to India's food inflation. Illustration: MarketIntelLabs

India's annual retail inflation accelerated to 6.09% in October, breaching the Reserve Bank of India's 6% ceiling for the first time in two years and stoking bets on a second straight policy hike when the central bank meets in early December. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in its consumer price index release on the 2024=100 base, put October's year-on-year print up from 5.54% in September and above the 5.93% that economists polled by Reuters had expected.

Key Takeaways India's CPI rose 6.09% year on year in October, the first reading above the RBI's 6% tolerance in two years. Food and beverage inflation, the biggest driver, accelerated to 8.94% from 7.74% in Septembe…

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