Economic Indicators May 2026
Repo Rate: 5.25% Cash Reserve Ratio: 3.00% SLR: 18.00%
Source: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) https://www.rbi.org.in/
CPI Inflation Rate (YoY) May: 3.93% Inflation Rate (MoM) May: 0.75%
Industrial Production (YoY) May: Manufacturing Production (YoY) May:
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) https://mospi.gov.in/
WPI Inflation (YoY) May: 9.68% WPI Food (YoY) May: 4.49%
WPI Fuel (YoY) May: 30.33% WPI Manufacturing (YoY) May: 7.48%
Infrastructure Output (YoY) May: 0.5%
Source: Office of the Economic Advisor, India https://eaindustry.nic.in/
Passenger Vehicle Sales (YoY) May: 25.3%
Source: SIAM – Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers https://www.siam.in/
Unemployment Rate (May): 5.5%
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)
Imports (May): $73.41B Exports (May): $45.2B Balance of Trade (May): $-28.21B
Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry https://www.moci.gov.in/