INDIA’S RETAIL INFLATION RISES TO 3.48% IN APRIL ON FOOD PRICE SURGE

India’s retail inflation inched up to 3.48 per cent in April 2026, driven mainly by rising food prices despite a sharp decline in potato and onion rates.

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India’s retail inflation rose to 3.48 per cent in April 2026 on a month-on-month basis from 3.40 per cent in March 2026, according to the provisional Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Tuesday.

The increase was driven by higher food inflation even as prices of key vegetables like potato and onion declined sharply. Rural inflation for April stood at 3.74 per cent, up from 3.63 per cent in March, while urban inflation edged up to 3.16 per cent from 3.11 per cent. The overall CPI index for April was recorded at 105.12 at the combined national level, compared to 104.84 in March.