Retail inflation in India eased in January to 5.10 per cent on an annual basis compared to a four-month high of 5.69 per cent in December. Inflation rates in rural and urban areas, respectively, stood at 5.34 per cent and 4.92 per cent, down from 5.93 per cent and 5.46 per cent, reported in the […]
Retail inflation in India declined to 5.10 per cent in January due to an easing in food prices, according to the data released by the government on Monday. Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 5.69 per cent in December last year. It was 6.52 per cent in January 2023. National Statistical Office […]
Wholesale inflation in India, based on the Wholesale Price Index, remained in positive territory for the second month after remaining in the negative zone for the seventh straight month until October. Data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday afternoon showed India’s wholesale inflation in December stood at 0.73 per cent, against […]
Despite a decline in retail inflation to a four-month low of 4.87 per cent in October, India’s food inflation continues to exceed New Delhi’s “comfort” level, as indicated by a government official on Wednesday. The country’s retail inflation is approaching the central bank’s target of 4 per cent, a prerequisite for initiating rate reductions, the […]
Finance Secretary T V Somanathan said that the retail inflation in India is expected to ease by December, attributing it to more favorable seasonal factors, the news agency Reuters reported. Despite staying above the upper limit of the central bank’s 2-6 per cent tolerance band for the second consecutive month in August, retail inflation has […]
