Retail Inflation rises to 4.82pc in Aug; food prices remain key pressure

New Delhi, Sep 14 (UNI) India's retail inflation accelerated in August 2026, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rate rising to 4.82 per cent, up from 4.45 per cent in July, according to provisional data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The latest reading comes under the revised CPI series, which uses 2024 as the base year. The increase points to renewed price pressure for consumers, particularly from food and several household-related categories. Price pressures strengthened across both rural and urban India during the month. Rural inflation climbed to 5.23 per cent in August from…