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Wholesale price inflation rises marginally to 0.83% in December

January 14, 2026 admin

In vegetables, deflation was 3.50% in December, compared to 20.23% in November. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Wholesale price inflation extended upward momentum for the second straight month, recording at 0.83% in December 2025, driven by an uptick in prices of food, non-food articles, and manufactured items on a month-on-month basis, government data showed…

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Retail inflation eases to four-month low of 5.22% in December 2024

January 13, 2025 admin

Potato is one of the top five items which showed highest year-on-year inflation at All India level in December 2024 at 68.23%. | Photo Credit: ANI India’s retail inflation eased a bit to a four-month low of 5.22% in December 2024 from 5.5% in November 2024, with food inflation cooling marginally from 9.04% in November…

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Vocal on growth, silent on inflation

December 24, 2024 admin

In November, a Cabinet Minister reportedly stated at a press conference that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should focus on growth and not be concerned with food price inflation. Though the Minister clarified that he was speaking in his personal capacity, it is not in the spirit of things that once the central bank…

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Wholesale food inflation cooled to 8.9% in November from 25-month high of 11.6%

December 16, 2024 admin

Representational image of an aerial view of a footpath market in Bengaluru. Food price inflation decelerated to 8.9% in November 2024 from a 25-month high of 11.6% in October | Photo Credit: Sudharaka Jain India’s wholesale prices rose at a three-month low pace of 1.89% in November, easing from October’s 2.4% uptick, with food price…

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Food Inflation Likely To Ease In Coming Months, Says Centre’s Report

November 25, 2024 admin

Early November trends signalled moderation in key food prices. New Delhi: India’s food inflation is likely to ease, while the growth outlook for the economy is “cautiously optimistic” for the coming months as the agricultural sector is likely to benefit from favourable monsoon conditions, increased minimum support prices and adequate supply of inputs, according to…

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Wholesale price inflation rises to 1.84% in September against 1.31% in August

October 14, 2024 admin

Potato and Onion prices were up 78.1% and 78.8%, respectively, in September, accelerating from the previous month, while fruits and pulses inflation eased marginally from the previous month at 12.2% and 13%, respectively. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Inflation in India’s wholesale prices increased to 1.84% in September from 1.31% in August, with food…

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Wholesale price rise at 4-month low of 1.3% in August

September 17, 2024 admin

Pulses put on display for sale at wholesale grocery market in New Delhi. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Inflation in India’s wholesale prices slid to a four-month low of 1.31% in August from 2.04% in July, aided by a slight moderation in the pace of price rise in food items and manufactured goods,…

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India’s Heat Is Now A Better Predictor Of Food Prices, Inflation Than Rain: Report

August 30, 2024 admin

Representational Image Tracking rising temperatures is becoming a better way of forecasting food inflation in India than the rain patterns economists have typically relied on, according to HSBC Holdings Plc. The link between extreme heat, exacerbated by climate change, and the price of agricultural commodities in India has strengthened over the past decade, the bank…

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Consumer price inflation eases to five-year low of 3.54% in July

August 12, 2024 admin

Inflation in consumer prices eased to a nearly five-year low of 3.54% in July, with food price rise moderating to 5.4% from a six-month high of 9.4% in June, thanks to base effects from last July when retail inflation stood at 7.4% and the food index was up 11.5%. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar…

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Why Are Food Prices Rising? Centre Answers In Key Document Before Budget

July 22, 2024 admin

Food inflation, which stood at 6.6% in FY23, increased to 7.5% in FY24. New Delhi: The central government’s timely interventions and stability measures by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) helped maintain retail inflation at 5.4% despite the pandemic and geopolitical tensions, according to the Economic Survey 2024. Headline inflation, which the RBI expects at…

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