New Delhi, November 12: Retail inflation in India surged to a two-year high of 6.09 per cent in October, driven by a sharp rise in food prices, breaching the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper tolerance limit of 6 per cent for the first time since October 2024.

According to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based headline retail inflation stood at 5.54 per cent in September, indicating a significant increase in price pressures during the following month.

Food inflation also witnessed a substantial rise, climbing to 8.94 per cent in October 2026 from 7.74 per cent in the preceding month, reflecting the growing burden of rising food prices on household budgets.