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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicAnnual retail inflation

Topic: annual retail inflation

Retail inflation reignites in June as food prices surge

Prices of food, which account for nearly half of the retail inflation, rose 9.36% from last year in June compared to an 8.69% rise in May.

Retail inflation to reach 6.5% in July, vegetable prices to remain high due to erratic monsoon

Tomato prices are particularly hot, surging more than 1,400% at the wholesale market to a record 140 rupees per kg in the past three months.

Retail inflation falls to over two-year low of 4.25% in May, shows govt data

The inflation rate has now been within the Reserve Bank of India's upper limit for the third month in a row.

Annual wholesale inflation eases to lowest in 30 months at 1.34% on easing input prices

In March, the food index rose 2.32% year-on-year compared with 2.76% in February, while fuel and power rose 8.96%, slowing from the 14.82% rate.

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