The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation reported today that the year-on-year inflation rate based on the All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) with a base year of 2024 for September 2026, compared to September 2025, registered at 5.54% (Provisional). This represented a continued increase from 4.83% in the prior month. The corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban areas were 6.08% and 4.88%, respectively. The year-on-year inflation rate based on the All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for September 2026 relative to September 2025 stood at 7.74% (Provisional), advancing from 5.97% in the preceding month. Parallel inflation rates for rural and urban areas were 8.06% and 7.18%, respectively. Nationally, Potato prices declined approximately 11.50% on a yearly basis in September, while Tomato prices also decreased by 8.60%. Conversely, Onion prices surged approximately 108% year-on-year. Consumer price inflation for Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services increased 13.75% on a yearly basis.