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India’s retail inflation rises to 6.09% in October, breaches RBI’s upper tolerance limit
Headline via The Hindu BusinessLine · first report 12 Nov, 16:03 IST, latest 13 Nov, 13:26 IST
What we know
8 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Economic Times at 12 Nov, 16:03 IST; the latest is from Times Now at 13 Nov, 13:26 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.
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Reported by8 news organisations
First report12 Nov, 16:03 IST
Latest report13 Nov, 13:26 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed
Retail inflation surges to 6.09 per cent in October, breaching the RBI's upper tolerance limit.
Inflation was higher in rural areas at 6.63%, while the urban rate was 5.41%. Food inflation, calculated using the All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), reached a provisional 8.94% in October 2026 from a year earlier. The corresponding rates were 9.09%…
Higher food costs, particularly for vegetables, pushed consumer prices up, adding to the monetary policy challenge ahead of the December review.
Retail inflation: India’s retail inflation, based on the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series, rose to 6.09 per cent in October this year compared to the same month of the previous year to cross the RBI’s upper limit for the first time after two years…
Food inflation spiked to 8.94 per cent in October 2026 from 7.74 per cent in the previous month, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.
The household inflation rate has been surging for 12 months to go past the RBI’s upper tolerance limit.
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The reports16 reports
- The Economic Times India's inflation breaches RBI's red line in October
- Times Now Retail Inflation Surges To 6.09% In October, Breaches RBI's Upper Tolerance Limit
- The Times of India Retail inflation soars to 2-year high of 6.09%, crosses RBI’s upper limit
- The Hindu BusinessLine India’s retail inflation rises to 6.09% in October, breaches RBI’s upper tolerance limit
- India.com Bad news for consumers as retail inflation crosses RBI’s upper limit of 6 per cent in October
- Free Press Journal Retail Inflation Hits 24-Month High Of 6.09%, Food Prices Push It Past RBI’s 6% Ceiling
- NDTV Inflation At 2-Year High In October, Breaches RBI's Upper Limit
- Scroll Retail inflation rises above 6% in October for first time in two years
- Deccan Chronicle Headline Retail Inflation Rose To 6.09 pc in October From 5.54 pc In September
- The Hindu Retail inflation crosses RBI’s upper limit for first time in two years, comes in at 6.1% in October 2026
- The Hindu BusinessLine Retail inflation crosses 6% in October, one more rate hike imminent
- The Times of India At 6.09%, retail inflation breaches RBI's upper tolerance limit after two years
- The Hindu BusinessLine October retail inflation surge may weigh on housing demand, raise rate hike concerns: Knight Frank, PHDCCI
- NDTV India Inflation Breaches RBI's Limit. What Happens If It Remains Above 6%
- Free Press Journal India's Retail Inflation Hits 6.09% In October, Breaching RBI's 6% Limit As Food Inflation Surges To 8.94%, Squeezing Household Budgets
- Times Now India Faces Fresh Rate Hike Risk As November Retail Inflation May Touch 6.3%
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