Inflation Drops To 0.25% In October 2025; Check Latest Consumer Price Index Data

All India Consumer Price Index: Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of October, 2025, over October, 2024 was reported a drop of 0.25% (Provisional). The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation's fresh data showed that there has been a decrease of 119 basis points in the headline inflation of October 2025 in comparison to September 2025. It is the lowest year-on-year inflation of the current CPI series, it added.

Key Highlights Of CPI Data

· Headline Inflation drops to 0.25 % in October, 2025

· Food inflation declines to -5.02 % in this month

· Impact of reduction in GST visible across all sectors

Food Inflation Data

"Year-on-year inflation rate based on All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for the month of October, 2025 over October, 2024 is -5.02% (Provisional). Corresponding inflation rates for rural and urban are –4.85% and -5.18%, respectively. All India inflation rates for CPI (General) and CFPI over the last 13 months are shown below. A decrease of 269 basis points is observed in food inflation in October, 2025 in comparison to September, 2025. The food inflation in October, 2025 is the lowest of the current CPI series," statement released by the government read.

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The decline in headline inflation and food inflation during the month of October, 2025 is mainly attributed to full month’s impact of decline in GST, favorable base effect and to drop in inflation of Oils and fats, vegetables, fruits, egg, footwear, cereals and products, transport and communication etc, it added.

Rural Inflation

A decrease in headline and food inflation in rural sector observed in October, 2025. The headline inflation is -0.25% (Provisional) in October, 2025 while it was -1.07% in September, 2025. The CFPI based food inflation in rural sector is observed as -4.85% (Provisional) in October, 2025 in comparison to -2.22% in September, 2025.

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Urban Inflation

A decrease from 1.83% in September, 2025 to 0.88% (Provisional) in October, 2025 is observed in headline inflation of urban sector. Decrease is also observed in food inflation from -2.47% in September, 2025 to -5.18% (Provisional) in October, 2025.

Housing Inflation

Year-on-year Housing inflation rate for the month of October, 2025 is 2.96% (Provisional). Corresponding inflation rate for the month of September, 2025 was 2.98%. The housing index is compiled for urban sector only.