Shillong, Oct 19: Meghalaya recorded the fifth-lowest inflation figure – 3.59 percent – in the entire country for September, which was also well below the national average of 5.54 per cent.
The provisional consumer price index (CPI) data was released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation today.
Only two states (both in the North East) and one territory (Delhi) had lower inflation last month. The two states are Mizoram (2.85 percent) and Nagaland (3.22 percent). Delhi’s inflation rate was 3.40 percent.
Meghalaya’s rural inflation rate stood at 3.72 percent, while urban inflation was 3.22 percent.
The figures compare prices in September 2026 with those in the same month last year.
Meghalaya’s overall consumer price index stood at 107.69, with the rural index at 108.17 and the urban index at 106.32.
The index tracks changes in the cost of a basket of goods and services consumed by households.
At the national level, food inflation rose by 7.74 percent in September, compared with 5.97 percent in August.
Onion prices recorded year-on-year inflation of 108.09 percent, while ginger rose 62.85 percent, garlic 54.62 percent and lemon 36.41 percent.
The national data also showed inflation of 9.36 percent in restaurant and accommodation services, while personal care and miscellaneous goods and services rose 13.75 percent year-on-year.
