Retail inflation jumps to new high of 7.44% in July
India’s retail inflation measured by consumer price index (CPI), saw a huge rise to 7.44 per cent in July owing…
India’s retail inflation measured by consumer price index (CPI), saw a huge rise to 7.44 per cent in July owing…
The CFPI in India moderated to 4.79 per cent in March this year, down from 5.95 per cent in February and 7.68 per cent in March 2022.
There may not be a repeat of 2019 as regards food inflation this year as the conditions prevalent then and now are different, states a report from IDFC Mutual Fund.
The unseasonal rains in different parts of India, particularly in cereal-producing states, could have a "significantly large impact" on cereal and vegetable prices, said SBI Research in its latest 'Ecowrap' report.
India's retail inflation rose to 7 per cent in August from 6.71 per cent in July and this was due to higher food prices. In fact, retail inflation has been beyond the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) tolerance limit of 6 per cent for eight months in a row.
On Monday, official data showed that the rate fell to 3.80 per cent in December 2018 from 4.64 per cent in November.
India’s annual retail inflation eased last month to 3.63 per cent from 4.20 per cent in October and 5.41 per…