India, Feb. 13 -- Retail inflation in India, or the rate at which prices of commodities that consumers directly buy on a day-to-day basis, has fallen to a five-month-low value of 4.31%. This means that the rate of price increase has dipped, although the prices still continue to rise.

However, inflation rates vary between states. In some states, taxes and logistics costs are higher, making the corresponding products costlier and thereby raising inflation.

Kerala topped the list of states in terms of their overall retail inflation rate in January 2025, with a staggering 6.76% inflation. It was followed by Odisha (6.05%) and Chhattisgarh (5.85%).

Haryana (5.10%) and Bihar (5.06%) were also at the top of the list. Other states with high in...