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India Inflation

12 Aug 2024

India's CPI Inflation Eases To 59-Month Low Of 3.54 Per Cent

The RBI kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for a ninth consecutive meeting on Thursday as it continues to maintain a balance between accelerating economic growth and keeping inflation under control.

Wholesale inflation

15 Apr 2024

Wholesale Inflation Inches Up Marginally To 0.53 Pc In March

However, retail inflation declined to a five-month low of 4.85 per cent in March mainly due to cooling food prices.

14 Dec 2023

Wholesale Price Inflation Rises To 0.26 % In November

Food inflation rose to 8.18 per cent in November, from 2.53 per cent in October, said the Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement.

Retail inflation

12 Dec 2022

Retail Inflation eases to 5.88% in November month: Govt data

India retail inflation dips to 5.88%. It is below than RBI's tolerance band. RBI hiked repo rate fourth-time by 35 basis points in recent MPC meeting.

31 Oct 2022

Unseasonal rains affecting Kharif crops, to impact food inflation: Report

On the out-of-turn MPC meeting, SBI Research report said it is only a part of the regulatory obligation and it does not foresee any other agenda to be announced at the meeting, even as it is scheduled a day after the US Fed`s meet on November 2.

19 Mar 2022

RBI to prioritise growth during April meet

Earlier this month, CPI inflation came in at an eight-month high of 6.1 per cent YoY in February 2022. Besides, food inflation came in at a 15-month high of 5.8 per cent YoY in February 2022 versus 5.4 per cent YoY a month ago. On the contrary, fuel and power inflation came in at a 10-month low of 8.7 per cent YoY in February 2022.

16 Oct 2017

Wholesale inflation falls to 2.6% in Sept as food items soften

The government data released on Monday showed that inflation in food articles tapered to 2.04 percent in September, as against 5.75 percent in August on an yearly basis.

retail infaltion

12 Sep 2017

Retail inflation hits 5-month high of 3.36% on costlier veggies

The August inflation number is the highest since March 2017, when it was recorded at 3.89 percent.

India retail inflation

09 Aug 2017

India retail inflation seen picking up for first time in four months in July

India`s retail inflation is expected to have picked up slightly in July after cooling in the previous three months, a Reuters poll showed, but likely remained well below the central bank`s 4 percent medium-term target.

14 Jun 2017

WPI inflation in May cools to 5-month low of 2.17%

Inflation based on the wholesale price index fell to a five-month low of 2.17 percent in May, mainly because of a sharp drop in prices of vegetables.

13 Jun 2017

Cooling food inflation to pull June CPI to sub-2%: BofAML

Falling food inflation is expected to pull June CPI inflation to the sub-2 percent level and may prompt the Reserve Bank to go in for a 25 bps rate cut in its policy review in August, says a report.

Retail inflation

12 Jun 2017

Veggies, pulses drag inflation to record low of 2.18% in May

Retail inflation fell to a record low of 2.18 percent in May as prices of kitchen staples like vegetables and pulses declined sharply although there was a marginal spike in fruit rates.

Retail inflation

12 May 2017

Retail inflation hits a low of 2.99% in April

Retail inflation fell sharply to 2.99 percent in April, from 3.89 percent in March, due to lower cost of food items, including pulses and vegetables that showed a deflationary trend.

11 May 2017

Falling food prices cement its view on Aug rate cut: BofA-ML

A fall in food inflation in May, better monsoon prospects and the ongoing rupee appreciation lowering inflation will help the Reserve Bank to deliver a 0.25 percent rate cut in August, a report said on Thursday.

17 Apr 2017

WPI inflation plunges to 5.70% in March vs 6.55% in February

Wholesale inflation eased to 5.70 percent in March on softening prices of pulses, potato and onion, making the case for a rate cut in August even stronger.

Retail inflation

14 Mar 2017

Retail inflation rises to 3.65% in February

Retail inflation rose to 3.65 percent in February mainly on account of surge in price of food items like fruits, sugar and confectionery.

14 Feb 2017

January WPI inflation shoots up to 5.25% versus 3.39% for December

The provisional headline inflation rate based on WPI for January, 2017 is 5.25% as against 3.39% for December, 2016., as per government data.

15 Nov 2016

WPI inflation eases to 3.39% in October as food prices soften

In the second consecutive month of decline, wholesale inflation eased to 3.39 percent in October as food articles, led by vegetables, witnessed softening of prices. The wholesale price-based inflation, reflecting the annual rate of price rise, in September stood at 3.57 percent. In October 2015, WPI inflation was (-)3.70 percent.

24 Aug 2016

GST rate on processed foods should be low or zero: CII

The rate of GST on processed foods should be kept low or at zero as the country cannot afford to have high taxes, with food inflation already over 6 percent, industry body CII on Wednesday said.

16 Aug 2016

'Food prices may cool on kharif sowing; rate cut unlikely'

Experts and industry said kharif sowing trends indicate cooling of food inflation in the coming months, even as chances of a rate cut in the near-term are low, given the rise in WPI and retail inflation.

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