Consumer Price Index

Retail inflation may drop to 6.7% for October on favourable base, RBI sees no respite

According to a Moneycontrol poll of 16 economists, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation is expected to have fallen to 6.7 per cent in October from 7.41 per cent in September, thanks to a favourable base effect

Inflationary surge is a global phenomenon today, but Modi’s India has done much better than others

The BJP government has repaired and reinvigorated the Indian economy, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking the lead in combining the best of both — welfarism and unrelenting reforms

Retail inflation in February inches up to 6.07%, shows govt data

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation was 5.03 per cent in February 2021 and 6.01 per cent in January

Retail inflation rises to 5.59% in December due to an uptick in food prices, shows government data

According to the RBI, it is expected that headline inflation will peak in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal and soften thereafter

RBI in a bind amid weak growth, surging inflation; may not hike rates till Q1 FY23, says Barclays

The brokerage expects inflation to be at 5.4 percent for FY22, higher than the previous fiscal's level and attributed the present surge in the price rise situation to global commodity prices

Retail inflation rises to 5.52% in March due to higher food prices, shows govt data

The rate of price rise in the food basket accelerated to 4.94 percent in March from 3.87 percent in the preceding month, as per data released by the NSO

Retail inflation in India declines to 6.93% in November on softening food prices

The RBI, which mainly factors in retail inflation while arriving at key policy rates, has been mandated by the government to keep inflation at four percent

Govt freezes DA, DR for 1.1 cr central govt employees, pensioners: Here's all you need to know about Dearness Allowance

Dearness Allowance is paid by the government to its employees as well as a pensioner to offset the impact of inflation

Coronavirus Outbreak: Economists expect retail inflation to spike in April due to nationwide lockdown

Economists on Monday termed the ease in March CPI inflation to a four-month low of 5.1 percent as a misplaced sense of improvement because the impact of lockdown on food prices will be felt in April

Retail inflation cools first time after six months to 6.58% in February on easing of vegetable prices

Retail inflation dropped for the first time after six months in February, easing to 6.58 percent as prices of vegetables and other kitchen items cooled, government data showed on Thursday