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Topic: retail inflation

India’s retail inflation falls to 5.66% in March from 6.44% in February

Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half of the overall consumer price basket, moderated to 4.79% as vegetable prices eased, offsetting surging cereal prices.

India’s GDP to grow at a slower 6% in FY24, inflation to ease to 5% that year: CRISIL

Research agency says India showed more resilience during Covid than earlier thought & strong corporate balance sheets, govt capex push, and robust banking sector should support growth.

Retail inflation rate expected to decelerate after September, analysts say

Aided by a fall in commodity prices and ease in food inflation, the inflation rate is expected to decline. India's annual retail inflation accelerated to a five-month high of 7.41% in September.

Retail inflation accelerates to five-month high of 7.41% in September

Food inflation, which accounts for nearly 40% of the CPI basket, rose 8.60% year on year in September, compared to 7.62% in August.

Why volatile food prices will keep the heat on India’s consumer inflation level this year

Lower rainfall in some parts of the country is expected to keep food prices elevated in the coming months. Which means inflation will be above 6%.

India’s retail inflation rises to 7% in August after falling for three months

According to official data, retail inflation cut short its declining trend mainly due to higher food prices.

Retail inflation falls to 6.71% in July as food prices soften

The Consumer Price Index based retail inflation has, however, remained above RBI’s upper tolerance level of 6%, shows govt data.

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

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

WPI inflation surges to 14.23% in November as crude petroleum, metal prices rise

WPI inflation has remained in double digits for 8 consecutive months beginning April while retail inflation based on consumer price index rose to 4.91% as food prices went up.

India’s retail inflation declines to 4.35% in September from 5.3% in August

According to government data, inflation in the food basket eased to 0.68% in September 2021, significantly lower than 3.11% in August.

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No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

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