New Delhi, May 13 -- Retail inflation in India in April fell to 3.16 per cent from 3.34 per cent in March, showed official data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Tuesday.

Effectively, headline inflation declined 18 basis points in April 2025 compared to March 2025.

According to the government, it is the lowest year-on-year inflation since July 2019.

The year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for April 2025 over April 2024 is 1.78 per cent (Provisional).

The significant decline in headline inflation and food inflation during the month of April, 2025 is mainly attributed to decline in inflation in vegetables, pulses and products, fruits, meat and fish, persona...