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Topic: retail inflation

India’s October retail inflation quickens to 6.21% year-on-year over high food prices

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is mandated to keep inflation in a range of 2%-6%, with a medium term target of 4%.

India’s May retail inflation eases slightly to 4.75%

Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half of the overall consumer price basket, rose 8.69% year-on-year in May, compared with an 8.70% rise in the previous month.

India’s retail inflation eases to 4-month low of 4.87% in October

Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half of the overall consumer price basket, was 6.61% in October, little changed from an upwardly revised 6.62% in September.

India’s retail inflation falls to 6.83% in August as food prices lower down

Inflation has been above the central bank's 2%-6% target band for seven months out of the last 12.

Spike in food, vegetables prices pushes retail inflation to 15-month high of 7.44% in July

Government data shows that the inflation in the food basket was 11.51% in July compared to 4.55% in June and 6.69% in July 2022.

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.

Not just tomatoes. Pulses, cereals & spices behind India’s food inflation — 3.35% in May to 4.7% in June

Food price hike driven by higher rates of vegetables, pulses & their products, spices, eggs, meat and fish. While jump in vegetable prices expected, inflation in cereals & their products worrying.

Annual retail inflation eases to 19-month low at 4.7% on softer food price

Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half of the overall consumer price basket, moderated further to 3.84% compared with 4.79% in the previous month.

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