New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- India's retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), inched up marginally to 2.07 per cent in August 2025 on a year-on-year basis, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Friday.

This is an increase of 46 basis points in the headline inflation of August 2025 in comparison to July.

Year-on-year food inflation rate, based on All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for the month of August, 2025 over August, 2024 is - 0.69% (Provisional). Corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are -0.70% and -0.58%, respectively.

An increase in headline inflation and food inflation during the month of August, 2025 is mainly attributed to an increase in...