While trying to revive India’s sluggish economy, has the RBI forgotten about inflation?

With the rise in prices so far being attributed to supply disturbances amid Covid-19, economists are now worried that there are other factors behind the trend.

Mimansa Verma, qz.com

· Aug 03, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Controlling inflation has been one of Modi's biggest successes – but is it faltering now?

High inflation is seen to be one of the principal reasons for the UPA’s loss in 2014.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jul 10, 2021 · 06:30 am

High inflation and Covid-19 are forcing the poor in India to dip deeper into their savings

Economists warn that rising prices may hamper future economic recovery because households would have no money to spend.

Rohit Inani, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 24, 2021 · 01:30 pm

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

Scroll Staff

· 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.

Scroll Staff

· 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.

Scroll Staff

· 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.

Scroll Staff

· 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.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 12, 2018 · 06:13 pm