Food and electronics are rising for very different reasons, but households pay for both. AI Generated Image India’s consumer price inflation rose to 4.82 percent in August 2026 from 4.45 percent in July, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) reported on September 14. Food inflation rose faster, to 5.95 percent from 5.52 percent. Both figures are provisional and use the new series with 2024 as the base year. September data is due on October 12, so Aug