India’s Nov. 12 Inflation Release in Focus After Metals Figures Could Not Be Confirmed
Key Facts
Attention in India is turning to the October consumer price index release on Nov. 12, 2026, according to the Indian Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation calendar. The date comes as markets await the annual inflation reading, after the Trading Economics calendar listed 5.54% as the previous reading and 5.93% as an estimate for the next release. The estimate refers to the October reading scheduled for publication in November and is not a figure issued by the ministry. Price data are being watched as investors track the path of domestic inflation ahead of the next reading. The ministry’s official calendar sets the publication date for the index itself.
According to the Trading Economics calendar, the next-release entry compares a previous reading of 5.54% with an estimate of 5.93% for annual inflation in October. The first figure remains a previous reading listed on the calendar, while the second is the platform’s estimate for the upcoming release. The calendar entry also shows 6.2%, without the available quotation specifying any further description of that figure. The figures cited are therefore tied to calendar entries for the release, not a new announcement from Indian authorities. The index is scheduled for release days after the news report on metals market moves in India, but its data had not yet been published.
The Ministry of Statistics says the consumer price index is usually released on the 12th of each month at 5:30 p.m. If the date falls on a holiday, publication moves to the next working day, according to the ministry’s published response on its release procedure. The index covers consumer prices in rural and urban areas and at the combined level. The scheduled October release date matches the usual monthly publication day described by the ministry. This schedule allows observers to identify when the next data are due, while the actual reading remains subject to the official release.
After the October release, the ministry calendar sets Dec. 12, 2026, as the publication date for the November consumer price index. The official schedule therefore includes two consecutive releases on the 12th of the month, one in November and the other in December. These dates remain scheduled publication dates under the ministry’s annual calendar. The October reading awaited by the market in November will be announced in the release scheduled for Nov. 12. The December date remains the next official milestone after the October data are released.