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 […]
India’s retail inflation rose to 5.69 per cent in December which is marginally higher than 5.5 per cent in the previous month, states data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi). It should also be noted that inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has remained within the Reserve Bank of […]
Wholesale inflation in India, based on the Wholesale Price Index, is back in positive territory after staying in the negative zone for the seventh straight month until October. Data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday afternoon showed India’s wholesale inflation in November stood at 0.26 per cent. In October, it was […]
Retail inflation in India rose at its fastest pace in three months in November, largely due to a spike in food prices. The retail inflation or Consumer Price Index in November was 5.55 per cent. The October consumer price index (CPI) was at 4.87 per cent and 5.02 per cent in September. The retail inflation […]
India’s consumer price index (CPI) – retail inflation may increase from the RBI’s tolerance limit of 6 per cent in November from 4.87 per cent in October, according to Barclays’ estimates. “We estimate that CPI inflation rose in November to 6.15 per cent year-on-year (YoY), a sharp reversal from the moderating trajectory over the past […]
A decline in international crude oil prices will help control India’s inflationary pressures going forward, the country’s finance ministry said in a report on Tuesday. India’s retail inflation eased in October to a four-month low of 4.87 per cent, edging closer to the central bank’s target of 4 per cent. India’s crude oil basket has […]
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 […]
Retail inflation in India continued to ease through October, supported by a relative decline in some of the sub-indexes. The October consumer price index (CPI) came at a four-month low of 4.87 per cent against 5.02 per cent the previous month, official data showed. The retail inflation in India though is in RBI’s 2-6 per […]
India’s retail inflation eased to 5.02 per cent from 6.83 per cent in September which is a three-month low banking on sliding vegetable prices but remained above 4 per cent, a target aimed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It is likely that RBI would like to get comfortable with inflation before easing rates. […]
As expected, the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its October review meeting decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent, maintaining status quo for the fourth straight occasion. The repo rate is the rate of interest at which the RBI lends to other banks. At […]
