Food inflation, as measured by the recently revised consumer food price index, rose sharply to 4.78% in May, primarily because tomatoes and ginger became costlier. Sequentially, the all-India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) rose by 0.91% in the month from the April level. Food inflation was 4.2% in April 2026, and it was in the negative territory for seven months through December 2025. Food inflation was 2.13% in January, when the new consumer price index (CPI) series with a base year of 2024 was introduced by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.