New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) The Year-on-year inflation rate based on the All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of September is 1.54 per cent (Provisional), an official statement said today.
The statement said that there is a decrease of 53 basis points in headline inflation of September 2025 in comparison to August 2025. It is the lowest year-on-year inflation after June 2017.
The decline in headline inflation is mainly attributed to favorable base effects and to the decline in inflation of Vegetables, Oil and fats, Fruits, Pulses and products, Cereal and products, Egg, Fuel and light, etc.
Moreover, food inflation for the month of September over the previous year remained at -2.28pc (provisional).
The corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban areas are -2.17pc and -2.47pc, respectively.
On the other hand, Housing inflation and Education Inflation for the current month remained at 3.98 pc (provisional) and 3.44 pc (provisional) respectively.
Health inflation rate for the month of September, 2025 is 4.34pc (Provisional).
