TopicConsumer Price Index

Topic: Consumer Price Index

India’s retail inflation jumps to 7.79% in April, an 8-year high

ThePrint Team - 12 May, 2022

The consumer price index inflation figure stood at 6.95 per cent last month, the highest since September 2014.

Imported inflation driven by rising global fuel prices a concern for India: Govt adviser Sanyal

Shubham Batra - 31 January, 2022

Principal Economic Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal notes that Consumer Price Index inflation is under control, while galloping Wholesale Price Inflation needs monitoring.

India’s retail inflation falls to 5.3% in August as food prices go down

PTI - 13 September, 2021

As per the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), inflation in the food basket was 3.11% in August compared to 3.96% in the preceding month.

Retail inflation reaches 7.61% in October due to rise in food prices

PTI - 12 November, 2020

As per the data, Consumer Food Price Index rose to 11.07% in October, up from 10.68% in the previous month.

Higher inflation doesn’t mean RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee should increase interest rates

Ila Patnaik - 24 July, 2020

With gradual resumption of supply chains, inflation may come down. Data has also been limited by the lockdown, so the MPC should wait before changing rates.

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Retail inflation shoots up to 3.18% in June due to rise in food prices

PTI - 12 July, 2019

Retail inflation has been on the rise since January this year which stood at 3.05% in May 2019 and 4.92% in June 2018.

Indian bond rout seen coming to an end

Subhadip Sircar - 26 August, 2018

With RBI unlikely to raise interest rates again, investors are expected to return to the bond market.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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1990s house music and fashion are back — unfortunately, so is a 1970s economy

Andrea Felsted - 24 June, 2022

It may be fear of recession that’s driving today’s obsession with all things early ‘90s. The period was characterised by a dismal economy and large-scale unemployment.

Global economy in peril as rusted oil tanker threatens to blow off Yemen’s west coast

24 June, 2022

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24 June, 2022

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Three charts show trouble for Indian stocks and why its unlikely to end anytime soon

Ashutosh Joshi - 24 June, 2022

The S&P BSE Sensex Index has fallen more than 15% from its October high, nearing the 20% loss that denotes a bear market.

Topic: Consumer Price Index

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Opinion

1990s house music and fashion are back — unfortunately, so is a 1970s economy

Global economy in peril as rusted oil tanker threatens to blow off Yemen’s west coast

For decades, Putin made Europe dependent on Russia; now he is exploiting those weaknesses

Economy

Three charts show trouble for Indian stocks and why its unlikely to end anytime soon

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Almost 4,000 enrol for IAF’s Agnipath recruitment scheme on day 1 of online registrations

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With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again

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