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India's retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index, accelerated to 4.82 percent in August 2026 from 4.45 percent in July, staying above the Reserve Bank of India's 4 percent target for a third consecutive month as food prices firmed. Rural inflation rose to 5.23 percent against 4.31 percent in urban areas, while the Consumer Food Price Index climbed to 5.95 percent from 5.52 percent in July, driven by sharp increases in the prices of onion, garlic and ginger. The reading is the highest recorded under the revised 2024 CPI series, and comes as the RBI projects inflation for 2026-27 at around 5 percent.