The year-on-year non-food inflation remained unchanged at 1.6 per cent in the month.
The non-food group contributed 0.9 per cent to the headline inflation rate in January.
The index value of clothing and footwear increased in the month.
Core inflation, which excludes food, energy and transport groups, decreased to 2.2 per cent in January from 2.6 per cent in December 2025, a department release said.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)