Food Prices, Fuel Risks Drive India’s April Inflation Higher
India’s April retail inflation rose to 3.48 per cent amid higher food prices and growing risks from crude oil, geopolitical tensions and uncertain monsoon conditions.
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Andhra Hotels, Restaurants Raise Prices 10% On LPG Hike
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- May 4, 2026
Hotels and restaurants in Andhra Pradesh may raise menu prices by up to 10 per cent after a sharp increase in commercial LPG cylinder rates and rising input costs.
Retail
WPI Inflation To Inch Up Further To 4.8% In April: Icra
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- April 16, 2026
WPI food inflation is also expected to inch up in April 2026, amid early trends of hardening in prices of edible oils (global supply disruptions) and pulses
Retail
Crisil Ups FY27 Inflation Forecast To 4.7% On Prolonged West Asia Crisis
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- April 14, 2026
Crisil notes that a persistent rise in global prices could see retail fuel prices for cooking and transportation climb up further
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Retail
India’s Wholesale Inflation Quickens To 2.13% In Feb As Prices Rise
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- March 16, 2026
The surge is primarily due to increase in prices of other manufacturing, manufacture of basic metals, non-food articles, food articles and textiles
Economy
Near-term Domestic Inflation Outlook Remains Positive, Says RBI Governor
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 6, 2026
The Monetary Policy Committee says that headline inflation for 2025-26 is now projected at 2.1 per cent with Q4 at 3.2 per cent
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Softer Global Commodity Prices To Keep Inflation Within RBI’s Range: Crisil
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- February 3, 2026
Centre will also cut the weight of food and beverages to 36.75 per cent in the new consumer price index (CPI) series from 45.86 per cent currently
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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