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

Retail inflation eases to 5.07% in January, industrial output for December grows 7.1%

Food inflation was at 4.7%, compared to 4.96% in December 2017.

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· Feb 12, 2018 · 07:42 pm

Retail inflation rises to a 16-month high of 5.21% in December 2017

Prices of vegetables rose by 29.13%, and those of eggs by 9.48%.

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· Jan 12, 2018 · 07:54 pm

Retail inflation rises to 3.36% in August, industrial production increases in July

The Reserve Bank of India said the prices of vegetables and animal proteins could rise in the coming months.

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· Sep 12, 2017 · 06:59 pm