India To Cut Food Weight In New CPI Series To 36.75% To Manage Volatility
The weight of food and beverages will be cut to 36.75 per cent in the new consumer price index (CPI) series from 45.86 per cent currently
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India–EU Deal Speeds Up Apparel, Textiles, Jewellery Exports
- by Priyanshu Priya
- January 28, 2026
India–EU trade deal boosts apparel, textile and jewellery exports with zero tariffs, opening major growth for labour sectors
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India’s WPI Inflation Rises To 0.83% In December
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 14, 2026
The surge is due to increase in prices of other manufacturing, minerals, manufacture of machinery and equipment, manufacture of food products and textiles
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Retail Inflation Rises To 1.33% In Dec, Continues Upward Trajectory
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- January 12, 2026
Data shows that food inflation again remained negative in the seventh consecutive month at -2.71 per cent in December 2025
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India Increases US Cotton Imports To Meet Textile Industry Needs
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 22, 2025
India has raised cotton imports from the US to meet quality and supply needs of its textile sector, with imports rising to 41.40 lakh bales in FY25 after a temporary duty exemption, the government told Parliament.
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Wholesale Inflation Eases 0.32% In November
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 17, 2025
Wholesale inflation eased 0.32% in November on softer food prices, though higher pulses and vegetables lifted sequential WPI.
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WPI Likely To Revert To Inflation Of 0.5% In Dec: Icra
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 16, 2025
The report states that it is projected to average above 1.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of the current financial year (Q4FY26)
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Inflation Rises To 0.71% In Nov As Food, Fuel Prices Rise
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 12, 2025
The rise in headline inflation and food inflation during November 2025 is mainly attributed to an increase in inflation of vegetables, egg, meat and fish, spices and fuel and light
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Indian Households Expect Decline In Price Pressure, RBI Survey Shows
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 6, 2025
The survey reveals that households have reported easing of price and inflationary pressures in most of the product groups, including food products, non-food products
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Rupee Depreciation Unlikely To Dent Overall Inflation Outlook: BoB
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 5, 2025
The report states that Indian rupee depreciation is unlikely to have a significant bearing on the consumer price index (CPI) inflation