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Coming after a 11-year hiatus, the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey findings based on surveys conducted between August 2022 and July 2023, shall feed into a possible review of the Consumer Price Index. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s headline inflation is expected to trend down creating more room for monetary and fiscal policy to…
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Retail inflation declined to a three-month low of 5.02 in September. New Delhi: Retail inflation declined to a three-month low of 5.02 in September, mainly due to easing food prices, according to the government data released today. The inflation has come back to the Reserve Bank’s comfort level of below 6 per cent after a…
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Oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed Israeli flag in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A protracted Israel-Hamas conflict could spur oil prices beyond India’s comfort zone and even if the government holds retail fuel prices ahead of critical elections, wholesale prices may spike and a higher import…
Food inflation stood at around 10% in August. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA India’s retail inflation is likely to have retreated below 6% in September after two months over the central bank’s tolerance threshold, thanks to cooling prices for most essential commodities and food items, barring pulses that are seeing a sustained uptick in…
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Retail inflation declined to 6.83 per cent in August compared to July, mainly due to easing food prices, according to official data. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation was at 7.44 per cent in July and at 7 per cent in August 2022, as per the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO)…
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According to government data, retail inflation rose to a 15-month high of 7.44 per cent in July. Indore: Reserve Bank governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank expects retail inflation to start declining from this month. He was referring to the central government’s steps to check prices of vegetables like tomatoes, restrictions on…
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Grocery item put on display for sale at a market, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma India’s inflation woes are not over yet but food price spikes may be “transitory”, the Finance Ministry said on August 22, attributing the latest spike in headline inflation to global uncertainties triggered by the termination…
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A scene at wholesale vegetable market Azadpur Mandi, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Retail inflation resurged in July to hit 7.44% from 4.87% in June, with consumers facing a sharp 11.5% spike in food prices. This is the highest pace of retail inflation since April 2022 and the first time…