About inflationcalculator.in – Making Indian Economics Accessible

Our Mission

Inflation is often called the “silent tax”. It erodes savings and changes the cost of living, yet it remains widely misunderstood. Inflationcalculator.in was built with a clear goal: provide a free, accurate, and easy-to-use platform that helps Indians understand how inflation, purchasing power, and investment returns interact in real life.

We are an independent educational initiative, not affiliated with any government body, financial institution, or mutual fund house. We do not sell financial products, collect personal data, or push sponsored recommendations. Every calculator on this platform runs entirely in your browser – your numbers never leave your device.

Our Data & Methodology

Accuracy is non-negotiable. We do not rely on estimates or secondary aggregators for our core calculations. All historical and current data is sourced directly from:

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) – for Consumer Price Index (Combined) data, the primary measure of retail inflation in India. We use the current base year (2012=100) and update datasets following each monthly provisional CPI release and annual average publication.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – for monetary policy context, repo rate history, and macroeconomic indicators that affect inflation trends and investment returns across savings instruments like PPF, EPF, and NPS.

Labour Bureau & National Statistical Office – for historical CPI series data prior to the current MOSPI framework, enabling long-term purchasing power comparisons.

Our Calculator Suite

What started as a single inflation calculator has grown into a comprehensive personal finance toolkit for Indian households. Every calculator surfaces a “real vs nominal” or “inflation-adjusted” insight – because understanding the true value of money is our core mission.

What We Are Not

To maintain trust and transparency, it is important to state what inflationcalculator.in is not:

We are not a SEBI-registered investment advisor. Our tools provide educational projections, not personalised financial advice. We do not recommend specific mutual funds, stocks, or financial products. We are not affiliated with any bank, insurance company, AMC, or government body. All investment decisions should be made after consulting a qualified financial advisor.

We are not a data originator. We source all CPI and economic data from publicly available government releases. We do not conduct independent surveys or create proprietary inflation indices. Our value lies in making complex data accessible and actionable for everyday Indians.