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Retail inflation hits 19-month high of 4.45% in July 2026 as food, fuel prices rise

August 12, 2026 admin

A wholesale vegetable market in the old quarters of Delhi | Photo Credit: Reuters Retail inflation rose to a 19-month high of 4.45% in July, driven up by higher food and fuel prices, official data released on Wednesday showed. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed…

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Retail inflation declines to multi-year low of 0.25% in October

November 12, 2025 admin

According to the data released by the National Statistics Office, the food inflation declined to (-) 5.02% in October. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Retail inflation slipped to a multi-year low of 0.25% in October, driven by the impact of the GST rate cut and subdued prices of vegetables and fruits, government data…

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Retail inflation rises to 5.08% in July

July 12, 2024 admin

A fruit vendor tends to customers at a fruit and vegetable wholesale market in Mumbai, India, February 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Retail inflation increased to 5.08% in June as kitchen items became dearer, according to government data released on July 12. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation was 4.8% in May…

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Inflation drops to 10-month low in March 2024, but no relief on food bills yet

April 12, 2024 admin

A similar easing was recorded in pulses, whose prices rose 17.7% in March, 2024, from 18.5% in February. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma India’s retail inflation moderated to a ten-month low of 4.85% in March from 5.1% in February, but food inflation remained sticky at 8.52%, little changed from the 8.66% recorded in the…

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