Icra Sees Food Inflation Pushing CPI Past 2% In January
Food and beverage segment is expected to revert to an inflation in January 2026 after remaining in the deflationary zone in six of the last seven months
Food and beverage segment is expected to revert to an inflation in January 2026 after remaining in the deflationary zone in six of the last seven months
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
The report states that Indian rupee depreciation is unlikely to have a significant bearing on the consumer price index (CPI) inflation
The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) states that food supply prospects have improved on the back of higher kharif production, healthy rabi sowing, adequate reservoir levels
The report notes that the forthcoming introduction of the new CPI series with a 2023-24 base year will be an important development to watch
Easing prices of vegetables, pulses and cereals pull inflation to its lowest since 2017; RBI trims FY26 forecast to 2.6 per cent India’s retail inflation eased sharply to 1.54 per cent in September 2025, the lowest in over eight years, as food prices continued to decline across key categories such as vegetables, pulses and […]
A report says that with GST rationalisation, October consumer price index inflation could be closer to 1.1 per cent, lowest since 2004
Core inflation remained largely steady and contained during March-April, despite an increase in gold prices exerting upward pressure