PRESS RELEASE OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON BASE 2024=100 FOR FEBRUARY, 2026

• All-India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Feb 2026 released on the new Base Year 2024=100 by the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
• Headline CPI inflation (YoY) = 3.21% (provisional); the index is the principal anchor for RBI's flexible inflation targeting (4% ± 2%) under the amended RBI Act, 1934.
• The 2024 series replaces the 2012 base, incorporating HCES 2023-24 consumption weights and aligning with COICOP-2018 of the UN Statistics Division — first such revision in 12 years.