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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicRetail inflation

Topic: retail inflation

Inflation jumps to 5-year high of 7.35%, could hold RBI back from cutting rates again

Rising vegetable & pulses prices are blamed for the runaway inflation. This is expected to force RBI to hold key rates next month.

Retail inflation rises to over 3-year high of 5.54% in November

The inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 4.62% in October, and 2.33 % in November 2018.

Retail inflation at 16-month high, will limit RBI from stopping growth slide via rate cuts

In October, retail inflation registered at 4.62%, far higher than the 4% target that RBI’s monetary policy committee is bound to by law.

Retail inflation price rises to 3.99% in September on high food prices

The price rise in the food basket was recorded at 5.11% in September, as against 2.99% in September.

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

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.

RBI raises retail inflation forecast to 3-3.1% till September 2019

The move was made tracking rise in food prices – mainly vegetables and expectations of a normal monsoon.

RBI expected to keep policy rates unchanged despite easing inflation & recovering economy

Opinion, however, is split on whether the central bank will tighten its stance in the later part of the year.

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