Nagaland records 3.22% retail inflation in September 2026, below the national average of 5.54%
DIMAPUR — Nagaland recorded a retail inflation rate of 3.22% in September 2026, significantly lower than the all-India average of 5.54%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
The data showed that Nagaland's rural inflation stood at 3.28%, while urban inflation was slightly lower at 3.12%. The state's combined CPI was recorded at 107.02, with rural and urban indices standing at 107.88 and 105.65, respectively.
Nagaland's overall inflation rate was 2.32 percentage points below the national average, indicating a comparatively lower year-on-year increase in consumer prices in the state.
Among the northeastern states, Mizoram recorded the lowest retail inflation at 2.85%, followed by Nagaland at 3.22%, Meghalaya at 3.59%, Arunachal Pradesh at 3.70%, Tripura at 3.96%, Assam at 4.62%, Manipur at 5.10% and Sikkim at 4.83%.
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At the national level, retail inflation based on the CPI rose to 5.54% in September from 4.83% in August 2026. Rural inflation stood at 6.08%, compared with 5.24% in August, while urban inflation increased to 4.88% from 4.31%.
Food inflation, measured through the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), increased to 7.74% in September from 5.97% in August. Rural food inflation was recorded at 8.06%, while urban food inflation stood at 7.18%.
According to the ministry, food and beverages recorded an inflation rate of 7.36% at the national level, while restaurants and accommodation services registered 9.36%.
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Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services recorded inflation of 13.75%, followed by transport at 5.01%, paan, tobacco and intoxicants at 4.80%, education services at 3.94%, and clothing and footwear at 3.93%.
Other categories included furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance at 3.11%, housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels at 2.74%, information and communication at 2.44%, recreation, sport and culture at 2.16%, and health at 1.40%.
Among individual commodities, onion recorded the highest inflation at 108.09%, followed by silver jewellery at 87.80%, ginger at 62.85%, garlic at 54.62% and lemon at 36.41%.
Meanwhile, potatoes registered negative inflation of 11.50%, followed by tomatoes at 8.62%, motor cars and jeeps at 4.51%, ladies' fingers at 4.48% and coconuts at 3.99%.
The ministry stated that real-time price data were collected from 1,407 urban markets, including online markets, and 1,465 villages across all states and Union Territories through personal visits by field staff of the National Statistical Office (NSO).
It added that the response rate during September 2026 was 100% in both rural and urban markets.
The September CPI figures are provisional, while the next CPI release, covering October 2026, is scheduled for November 12.