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Retail inflation may drop to 6.7% for October on favourable base, RBI sees no respite
Siddharthupasani •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
Inflation may fall to 5.2% next fiscal year on normal rains, says RBI report
•The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects retail inflation to come under control at 5.2 per cent in the next financial year beginning April, down from 6.7 per cent it has forecast for the current year
RBI retains FY23 inflation forecast at 6.7%, expects it to be under control from January
•Inflation has remained above RBI's upper tolerance level of 6 per cent since January 2022. It ruled over 7 per cent in April, May and June. July saw a breather with inflation sliding to 6.7 per cent. Last month, inflation touched 7 per cent
Retail inflation rises to 7% in August as food prices surge
Fp Staff •On an annual basis, the rate of price rise was in excess of 10 per cent in the case of vegetables, spices, footwear, and 'fuel and light'. However, there was a contraction in inflation in eggs and almost flat in protein-rich meat and fish in August
Retail inflation for farm, rural workers rise to 6.6%, 6.82% in July
•In June retail inflation for farm and rural workers stood at 6.43 per cent and 6.76 per cent respectively
Narendra Modi and Indian economy: What do the hard facts on repo rate, credit policy, inflation, EMIs say
Sanjuverma •Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has judiciously combined both welfarism and reforms at a time when the global financial order is seeing cataclysmic changes
Retail inflation eases marginally to 7.01% in June
•The consumer price index based inflation stood at 7.04 per cent in May and 6.26 per cent in June 2021
India struggles as inflation rises to eight-year high: What's the reason behind it?
Fp Explainers •India's retail inflation surged to 7.79 per cent in April, the highest since May 2014. Experts note that steeper edible oil and supply chain disruptions owing to the Russia-Ukraine war are responsible for rising prices
Inflationary surge is a global phenomenon today, but Modi’s India has done much better than others
Sanju Verma •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 rises to 6.95% in March, highest in 17 months
•CPI-based inflation for urban India rose to 6.12 per cent in March 2022 from 5.75 per cent in the previous month