Retail inflation rose to 7.35% in December – the highest since July 2014

The figures breached the tolerance band of the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee

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· Jan 13, 2020 · 06:15 pm

Wholesale price inflation rose to 0.58% in November, shows government data

Food inflation rose to 11% in November as against 9.8% the previous month.

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· Dec 16, 2019 · 01:14 pm

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

This is only the second time since July 2018 when the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term inflation target of 4% has been breached.

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· Dec 12, 2019 · 06:10 pm

Retail inflation rises to 4.62% in October, breaches RBI target for first time in 15 months

Rising prices of vegetables, especially onions, drove up the inflation rate.

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· Nov 13, 2019 · 06:32 pm

Retail inflation shows first decline in six months, was 3.15% in July: Government data

The inflation figure was 3.18% in June, an eight-month high.

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· Aug 13, 2019 · 06:00 pm

Wholesale price inflation eased to 2.45% in May, shows government data

This is the lowest rate of increase in wholesale prices since July 2017.

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· Jun 14, 2019 · 01:03 pm

Retail inflation rose slightly to 3.77% in September

The growth in industrial output slowed to 4.3% in August.

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· Oct 12, 2018 · 06:19 pm

Retail inflation eased to 4.17% in July

Prices of pulses and vegetables dropped.

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· Aug 13, 2018 · 06:11 pm

Consumer price inflation rose to 5.0% in June

The rise in inflation was driven by higher fuel prices and a depreciating home currency.

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· Jul 12, 2018 · 06:13 pm

Wholesale price inflation rose to 4.43% in May – the highest in over a year

The inflation rate was at a 14-month high, mainly due to increasing prices of fuel and vegetables.

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· Jun 14, 2018 · 12:56 pm

Wholesale inflation slowed in February to 2.48%

The WPI inflation had reached an eight-month high of 3.93% in November 2017, but has since been on a downward trend.

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· Mar 14, 2018 · 01:03 pm

Wholesale inflation slowed in January to 2.84%, shows government data

The WPI inflation had reached an eight-month high of 3.93% in November 2017, but has come down since then.

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· Feb 15, 2018 · 01:48 pm