Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: Goa recorded retail inflation of 3.92% in September, lower than the national average of 5.54%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The state’s inflation rate was 1.62 percentage points below the national figure.
Across India, retail inflation increased from 4.83% in August to 5.54% in September, indicating growing pressure on household budgets.
Goa recorded rural inflation of 3.67%, compared with 6.08% nationally. In urban areas, inflation stood at 4.07% in the state, against the national rate of 4.88%.
Among states with populations exceeding 50 lakh, Tamil Nadu recorded retail inflation of 6.81%, followed by Odisha at 6.70%, Madhya Pradesh at 6.68%, Telangana at 6.64% and Andhra Pradesh at 6.29%.
Despite Goa’s relatively moderate overall inflation, rising food prices remained a concern across the country. National food inflation increased to 7.74% in September from 5.97% in August. Rural food inflation reached 8.06%, while urban food inflation stood at 7.18%.
Odisha recorded food inflation of 10.62%, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 10.18%, Andhra Pradesh at 9.58%, Telangana at 9% and Tamil Nadu at 8.91%.
Onion prices registered one of the sharpest increases, with inflation surging to 108.09% in September from 48.78% in August. Ginger recorded inflation of 62.85%, while garlic stood at 54.62%. Lemon prices increased by 36.41%, and silver jewellery recorded inflation of 87.80%.
However, some commodities became cheaper compared with the previous year. Potato prices declined by 11.50% nationally, while tomato prices fell by 8.62%, lady’s finger by 4.48% and coconut by 3.99%.
Other spending categories also experienced price increases. Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services recorded national inflation of 13.75%. Restaurants and accommodation services followed at 9.36%, while food and beverages registered inflation of 7.36%.
Although Goa’s overall inflation remained below the national average in September, rising food costs and fluctuations in essential commodity prices continue to put pressure on household spending across India.
