--- source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) url: https://www.mospi.gov.in/uploads/latestReleases/latest_release_1773310539387_714ce3b5-4644-4aef-b2e3-64433640a9c3_Press_Release_of_CPI_February_2026.pdf document_type: pdf date_retrieved: 2026-03-15 period: February 2026 parent_publication: Press Release of Consumer Price Index on base 2024=100 for February, 2026 indicators_covered: [Inflation Rate MoM, Inflation Rate YoY, CPI (General), CFPI] --- # Press Release of Consumer Price Index on base 2024=100 for February, 2026 ## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE Dated 12th March, 2026 21 Phalguna, Saka 1947 PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100 FOR FEBRUARY, 2026 ## I. Key Statistics A. National Level Indices • Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) with base year 2024 for the month of February, 2026 over February, 2025 is 3.21%(Provisional). Corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are 3.37% and 3.02%, respectively. February, 2026 (Provisional) January, 2026 (Final) Rural Urban Combined Rural Urban Combined Inflation (%) CPI (General) 3.37 3.02 3.21 2.73 2.75 2.74 CFPI 3.46 3.48 3.47 1.96 2.44 2.13 Index CPI (General) 104.74 104.37 104.57 104.59 104.28 104.45 CFPI 103.79 104.04 103.88 103.89 104.31 104.04 • Food Inflation: - Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for the month of February, 2026 over February, 2025 is 3.47% (Provisional). Corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are 3.46% and 3.48%, respectively. Highlights Increase of 47 basis point in year on year inflation in February, 2026. Month over month decrease of more than 10% observed in the index of Tomato, Peas and Cauliflower in February, 2026 with respect to January, 2026 • Housing Inflation : - Year-on-year Housing inflation rate for the month of February, 2026 is 2.12% (Provisional) and the corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are 2.43% and 2.00%, respectively. • At National level, division wise inflation for the month of February, 2026 in the Combined sector may be seen from the graph below- 2.74 3.21 2.13 3.47 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 Jan-26 Feb-26 CPI based inflation and Food inflation CPI based inflation Food Inflation 19.64 2.73 3.33 2.21 0.25 -0.05 1.90 1.40 1.52 2.81 3.49 3.35 -5.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods… Restaurants and accommodation services Education services Recreation, sport and culture Information and communication Transport Health Furnishings, household equipment and routine… Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels Clothing and footwear Paan, tobacco and intoxicants Food and beverages National Level Division wise Inflation Rate (%) • Top 5 items with low inflation at All India combined level in February, 2026 are given in table below: S.No. Item Weight Inflation (%) February, 2026 Inflation (%) January, 2026 1 Garlic 0.3738 -31.09 -53.03 2 Onion 0.7006 -28.20 -29.30 3 Potato 0.7549 -18.46 -28.98 4 Arhar, Tur 0.5333 -16.00 -24.90 5 Litchi 0.0102 -11.52 -12.67 • Top 5 items with high inflation at All India combined level in February, 2026 are given in table below: S.No. Item Weight Inflation (%) February, 2026 Inflation (%) January, 2026 1 Silver Jewellery 0.3127 160.84 160.12 2 Gold/Diamond/Platinum Jewellery 0.6230 48.16 46.80 3 Coconut: copra 0.0854 46.16 47.17 4 Tomato 0.4961 45.29 64.58 5 Cauliflower 0.2330 43.77 37.83 B. State level Indices Top five States (having more than 50 lakhs population as per Census 2011) with highest inflation in February, 2026 are given below- ## II. January 2026 (Final) figures for CPI base 2024=100 All India CPI, CFPI and corresponding inflation rates for the month of January 2026 (Final) with base year 2024 are given as follows- January, 2026 (Final) at Base 2024=100 Rural Urban Combined Inflation (%) CPI (General) 2.73 2.75 2.74 CFPI 1.96 2.44 2.13 Index CPI (General) 104.59 104.28 104.45 CFPI 103.89 104.31 104.04 III. 5.02 3.53 3.50 3.45 3.44 3.30 2.87 6.17 3.64 5.54 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 Telangana Rajasthan Kerala Andhra Pradesh West Bengal Combined and Food Inflation CPI CFPI Response Rate- Real time price data are collected from selected 1407 urban Markets (including online markets) and 1465 villages covering all States/UTs through personal visits by field staff of Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI on a weekly roster. During the month of February, 2026, prices were collected from 100% rural and urban markets while the market -wise prices reported therein were 99.89% for rural markets and 99.78% for urban markets. CPI for March 2026 will be released on 13th April, 2026 (Monday) or the next working day in case of 13th being a holiday. State and Item wise indices for February 2026 may be downloaded from eSankhyiki portal of MoSPI- https://esankhyiki.mospi.gov.in/ State-level item indices, available on the portal, should be interpreted cautiously in view of thin samples of price used for index compilation in some of the cases. Indices at all levels and inflation rates are compiled using the actual index values without rounding off. However, the indices published are rounded off to two decimal places. Therefore, higher-level indices, if calculated from the published figures may observe minute differences. ## IV. Annexures Annexure Title I All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) division wise indices and inflation for February, 2026 (Provisional) II All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) group wise indices and inflation for February, 2026 (Provisional) III State/UT wise general index and inflation in February, 2026 (Provisional) IV All India Combined (General) level index and inflation Annexure- I All India General (Rural, Urban and Combined) division wise indices and inflation for February, 2026 (Provisional) Division code Division name Index Inflation Rural Urban Comb. Rural Urban Comb. 01 Food and beverages 103.80 103.99 103.87 3.36 3.33 3.35 02 Paan, tobacco and intoxicants 105.43 105.37 105.41 3.47 3.56 3.49 03 Clothing and footwear 106.81 104.98 106.11 3.24 2.11 2.81 04 Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 102.19 102.02 102.09 1.33 1.63 1.52 05 Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance 103.25 102.90 103.10 1.55 1.21 1.40 06 Health 103.63 104.32 103.90 1.77 2.10 1.90 07 Transport 100.70 100.67 100.69 -0.05 -0.05 -0.05 08 Information and communication 103.65 103.07 103.39 0.32 0.15 0.25 09 Recreation, sport and culture 104.08 104.27 104.17 1.99 2.42 2.21 10 Education services 104.78 105.74 105.36 3.00 3.54 3.33 11 Restaurants and accommodation services 105.07 106.75 105.96 2.02 3.35 2.73 13 Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services 125.24 123.41 124.45 20.60 18.40 19.64 All India 104.74 104.37 104.57 3.37 3.02 3.21 Note: Comb.: Combined Annexure- II All India General ( Rural, Urban and Combined) group wise indices and inflation for February, 2026 (provisional) S.No. Group code Group name Index Inflation Rural Urban Comb. Rural Urban Comb. 1. 01.1 Food 103.79 104.04 103.88 3.46 3.48 3.47 2. 01.2 Beverages 103.53 102.94 103.27 1.29 0.83 1.09 3. 01.3 Services for processing primary goods for food 106.38 106.79 106.50 3.11 3.61 3.26 4. 02.1 Alcoholic beverages 105.97 105.36 105.77 3.51 2.99 3.34 5. 02.3 Paan and tobacco 104.95 105.38 105.08 3.43 4.16 3.64 6. 03.1 Clothing 107.28 105.61 106.65 3.63 2.67 3.27 7. 03.2 Footwear 103.65 100.99 102.61 0.62 -1.38 -0.16 8. 04.1 Actual rental payments made for housing 102.80 102.48 102.55 2.20 1.95 2.00 9. 04.3 Maintenance, repair and security of the dwelling 105.43 104.82 105.20 3.34 3.13 3.26 10. 04.4 Water supply and miscellaneous services relating to the dwelling 100.90 102.29 101.87 0.58 1.72 1.38 11. 04.5 Electricity, gas and other fuels 101.01 99.62 100.46 0.23 0.01 0.14 12. 05.1 Furniture, furnishings, and loose carpets 104.83 104.04 104.52 2.34 1.80 2.13 13. 05.2 Household textiles 106.04 103.86 105.22 2.98 1.12 2.28 14. 05.3 Household appliances 101.34 100.35 100.88 0.22 -0.72 -0.22 15. 05.4 Glassware, tableware and household utensils 106.15 104.73 105.61 3.33 2.00 2.82 16. 05.5 Tools and equipment for house and garden 98.81 101.28 99.63 -1.48 1.37 -0.54 17. 05.6 Goods and services for routine household maintenance 102.75 103.22 102.96 1.42 1.60 1.50 18. 06.1 Medicines and health products 104.50 104.46 104.49 2.29 1.88 2.14 19. 06.2 Outpatient care services 101.73 104.14 102.71 0.60 2.46 1.36 20. 06.3 Inpatient care services 102.44 105.00 103.50 0.96 3.32 1.94 21. 06.4 Other health services 102.30 103.12 102.61 1.07 1.78 1.34 22. 07.1 Purchase of vehicles 97.46 96.84 97.14 -4.48 -4.80 -4.65 23. 07.2 Operation of personal transport equipment 100.03 100.05 100.04 0.10 0.11 0.10 24. 07.3 Passenger transport services 103.18 104.10 103.57 1.41 2.21 1.75 25. 07.4 Transport services for goods 107.56 107.70 107.65 7.38 7.57 7.49 26. 08.1 Information and communication equipment 98.10 97.29 97.73 -1.67 -2.20 -1.91 27. 08.3 Information and communication services 105.14 104.78 104.98 0.84 0.82 0.83 28. 09.1 Recreational durables 98.79 101.11 100.42 -0.50 0.77 0.40 29. 09.2 Other recreational goods 104.89 104.98 104.93 2.56 2.50 2.54 30. 09.3 Garden products and pets 114.97 115.97 115.51 6.15 9.65 8.00 S.No. Group code Group name Index Inflation Rural Urban Comb. Rural Urban Comb. 31. 09.4 Recreational services 102.68 102.00 102.27 1.52 1.08 1.26 32. 09.5 Cultural goods 102.41 104.01 103.21 1.04 1.71 1.37 33. 09.6 Cultural services 103.32 103.77 103.59 1.86 1.39 1.57 34. 09.7 Newspapers, books and stationery 102.56 102.63 102.59 1.28 1.56 1.41 35. 10.1 Early childhood and primary education 106.14 106.00 106.05 3.72 3.25 3.43 36. 10.2 Secondary education 105.44 107.03 106.46 3.52 4.41 4.09 37. 10.4 Higher education 102.19 105.75 104.49 1.50 4.72 3.59 38. 10.5 Education not defined by level 103.27 103.31 103.29 2.13 2.15 2.14 39. 11.1 Food and beverage serving services 105.09 106.76 105.97 2.03 3.36 2.73 40. 11.2 Accommodation services 102.21 104.62 103.29 0.97 2.45 1.64 41. 13.1 Personal care 104.72 105.27 104.96 2.76 2.97 2.85 42. 13.2 Other personal effects 180.43 169.83 175.74 65.32 55.14 60.80 43. 13.9 Other services 102.51 101.99 102.30 1.35 1.16 1.28 Note: Comb.: Combined Annexure-III State/UT wise general index and inflation in February, 2026 (Provisional) S.No. State/UT CPI Inflation Rural Urban Combined Rural Urban Combined 1. Andaman And Nicobar Islands 106.95 105.34 106.16 5.04 3.04 4.06 2. Andhra Pradesh 104.03 104.43 104.18 3.24 3.78 3.45 3. Arunachal Pradesh 102.90 103.18 102.97 1.93 1.78 1.89 4. Assam 103.41 102.72 103.26 2.40 2.04 2.32 5. Bihar 104.09 102.39 103.84 3.08 1.47 2.85 6. Chandigarh * 103.78 103.78 * 2.71 2.71 7. Chhattisgarh 102.13 101.72 101.99 2.02 1.39 1.80 8. Goa 103.41 103.95 103.76 1.56 2.52 2.18 9. Gujarat 103.96 103.59 103.74 3.10 2.57 2.79 10. Haryana 104.61 104.44 104.53 2.87 2.80 2.83 11. Himachal Pradesh 104.67 105.36 104.78 2.79 3.77 2.94 12. Jammu And Kashmir 104.63 103.82 104.40 1.77 2.07 1.86 13. Jharkhand 104.42 102.50 103.76 3.17 1.60 2.63 14. Karnataka 105.70 105.07 105.38 3.43 3.24 3.33 15. Kerala 106.17 104.85 105.44 3.97 3.11 3.50 16. Ladakh 105.46 104.91 105.32 1.65 1.26 1.55 17. Lakshadweep 104.71 105.68 105.41 2.96 3.86 3.61 18. Madhya Pradesh 104.58 104.20 104.43 3.42 3.45 3.43 19. Maharashtra 105.18 104.28 104.63 3.55 2.76 3.07 20. Manipur 102.22 103.29 102.56 0.65 1.75 1.01 21. Meghalaya 104.49 103.10 104.13 2.83 1.83 2.57 22. Mizoram 102.90 101.81 102.28 0.43 -0.15 0.10 23. Nagaland 105.45 103.48 104.69 3.07 2.28 2.77 24. NCT of Delhi 101.31 102.88 102.84 1.85 1.96 1.96 25. Odisha 103.69 103.38 103.61 3.40 2.89 3.27 26. Puducherry 105.08 105.12 105.11 2.85 3.74 3.47 27. Punjab 105.22 104.09 104.70 3.42 2.72 3.10 28. Rajasthan 105.26 104.83 105.11 3.77 3.10 3.53 29. Sikkim 105.86 105.38 105.69 3.65 3.62 3.64 30. Tamil Nadu 105.18 105.38 105.30 3.30 3.52 3.43 31. Telangana 107.04 106.57 106.77 5.40 4.73 5.02 32. The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 103.21 103.99 103.79 2.82 3.27 3.15 33. Tripura 102.10 102.39 102.17 2.10 2.08 2.10 34. Uttar Pradesh 104.85 104.43 104.72 3.49 3.31 3.44 35. Uttarakhand 105.29 103.78 104.74 2.89 2.37 2.70 36. West Bengal 104.51 103.95 104.26 3.68 3.14 3.44 *: No rural market in Chandigarh Annexure-IV All India Combined (General) level index and inflation Month Index Inflation (%) Rural Urban Combined Rural Urban Combined Jan-25 101.81 101.49 101.67 Feb-25 101.33 101.30 101.32 Mar-25 101.34 101.47 101.39 Apr-25 101.49 101.71 101.58 May-25 101.78 102.06 101.90 Jun-25 102.39 102.66 102.51 Jul-25 103.34 103.36 103.35 Aug-25 103.84 103.60 103.74 Sep-25 103.80 103.66 103.74 Oct-25 103.85 103.61 103.74 Nov-25 104.16 103.83 104.01 Dec-25 104.19 103.98 104.10 Jan-26 104.59 104.28 104.45 2.73 2.75 2.74 Feb-26* 104.74 104.37 104.57 3.37 3.02 3.21 *Index and Inflation for the month of February 2026 are provisional.