Retail inflation declines to six-year low of 3.16% in April: Government data

The data shows that inflation in the food and beverages category came in at 2.14%, with vegetable prices contracting 10.98%, pulses contracting 5.23%, and meat and fish prices contracting 0.35% over their levels in April last year. File
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Retail inflation in India cooled for the sixth consecutive month in April 2025, coming in at 3.16%, the lowest it has been in 69 months. The fall in prices has been driven in large part by sharply easing food prices, especially those of vegetables and pulses.

The monthly Consumer Price Index released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation stood at 3.34% in March 2025, and had been falling consistently since October 2024, when it had hit a 14-month high of 6.21%. April’s inflation figures are the lowest since July 2019.

The data shows that inflation in the food and beverages category came in at 2.14%, with vegetable prices contracting 10.98%, pulses contracting 5.23%, and meat and fish prices contracting 0.35% over their levels in April last year.