- RBI's head heats up
- Foam at the mouth of matches
- In October, retail inflation crossed 6 percent
Inflation: The impact of rising prices of vegetables and other food items is now reflected in the retail inflation figures. The country's retail inflation rate has increased from 5.54 percent in September to 6.09 percent in October 2026. Interestingly, almost two years later by inflation The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ceiling of 6 percent has been crossed.
Food inflation rose to 8.94 percent in October from 7.74 percent in September, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation on Thursday. This means that there has been a huge increase in foodgrain inflation in a single month. The rise in food prices is directly impacting the pocket of common families. Food grains account for approximately 40 percent of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Hence, rising prices of these commodities also add pressure to overall retail inflation.
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Onion and garlic prices upset the budget
Onion topped the list of commodities whose prices rose the most in October. Let's analyze the data to find out which of the top five commodities saw the most price increases. All these items are important for matches. Five of these are regularly used kitchen items and the question has come to the fore as to how much the matches will suffer due to inflation.
| things | How expensive? |
| Onion | 116.22% |
| Garlic | 60.74% |
| came | 48.32% |
| lemon | 47.30% |
| Silver jewelry | 52.39% |
Last year's retail inflation rate
| month | inflation rate |
| October 2025 | 0.25% |
| November 2025 | 0.71% |
| December 2025 | 1.33% |
| January 2026 | 2.74% |
| February 2026 | 3.21% |
| March 2026 | 3.40% |
| April 2026 | 3.48% |
| May 2026 | 3.93% |
| June 2026 | 4.38% |
| July 2026 | 4.44% |
| August 2026 | 4.83% |
| September 2026 | 5.54% |
| October 2026 | 6.09% |
RBI may face further challenges
The RBI is responsible for keeping the retail inflation in the range of 2 to 6 percent. Inflation crossed this limit in October. This could increase the interest rate challenges facing the central bank. It may be noted that in October, the RBI hiked the repo rate by 0.25 percent to 5.50 percent after nearly four years.
Inflation data for October could play a key role in the Monetary Policy Committee meeting to be held from December 2 to 4. If inflationary pressures persist, the possibility of further changes in interest rates may be discussed.
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