New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- India's retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 6.09 per cent in October 2026 from 5.54 per cent in September, marking its highest level since October 2024, when it stood at 6.21 per cent, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Thursday.

The latest reading represents a 55-basis-point increase over the previous month and takes inflation above the RBI's upper tolerance limit of 6 per cent. The central bank's inflation-targeting framework mandates maintaining CPI inflation at 4 per cent, with a tolerance band of 2 per cent to 6 per cent.

The acceleration was primarily driven by higher food prices, with food inflation rising to 8.94 per cen...