Food Inflation

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WPI inflation falls by 3.21% in May, food prices up

In fuel and power basket, deflation stood at 19.83 per cent in May, as against 10.12 per cent in the previous month

15 Jun 2020 1:16 PM

Govt releases truncated WPI for April; wholesale food inflation falls 3.7%. (AP Photo)

Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data; 10% deflation in fuel, power basket

Wholesale price index (WPI) deflation in primary articles was 0.79 per cent in April, as against an inflation of 3.72 per cent in March

14 May 2020 2:00 PM

Inflation in vegetables fell sharply to 11.90 per cent in March. (AP Photo)

Wholesale price inflation falls to 1% in March

Food inflation in March fell to 4.91 per cent from 7.79 per cent in the previous month

15 Apr 2020 1:21 PM

Retail inflation growth eases to 5.91% in March. (PTI Photo)

Retail inflation growth drops to a four-month low in March

Annual retail inflation eased to 5.91% in March, down from 6.58% the previous month

14 Apr 2020 9:08 AM

The target for second half of 2019-20 has been set at 3.5-3.7 per cent with risks evenly balanced, the RBI said in the monetary policy review.

RBI keeps retail inflation projection within target for next 12 months

CPI (Consumer Price Index) retail inflation is projected at 3.1 per cent for the second quarter this fiscal.

07 Aug 2019 12:21 PM

The July 31-August 6 poll of 30 economists showed retail inflation rose to 3.20 per cent in July from a year ago.

Inflation likely edged up to nine-month high in July: report

Food prices have risen due to lower-than-expected monsoon rains over the past two months.

07 Aug 2019 9:59 AM

Exports are not rising and investment is slow, the auto sector has seen a decline in sales in the last four months, rural income has been hit by low prices and private sector investment in infrastructure has lagged.

The gross dipping

NBFCs are struggling, despite the RBI enabling banks with access to liquidity to allow NBFCs to lend.

04 Aug 2019 6:03 AM

Inflation has come down sharply from a peak of more than 12 per cent in 2013, and was below the RBI 4 per cent target.

June inflation hits eight-month high but rate cut still possible

Core consumer inflation, which strips out food and fuel prices, was estimated at an annual 4.09-4.11 per cent in June.

13 Jul 2019 10:14 AM

Retail inflation rose at an annual rate of 3.20 per cent in June, up from 3.05 per cent in May.

Inflation likely rose in June, but below RBI target: report

The fiscal deficit target for this financial year was reduced to 3.3 per cent from 3.4 per cent.

09 Jul 2019 11:59 AM

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was at 3.18 per cent in March. It was 3.62 per cent in April 2018. (Representational Images)

WPI inflation slips to 3.07 per cent in April, food prices still high

Inflation in food articles hardened with steep rise in prices of vegetables during April.

14 May 2019 12:40 PM

Vegetables inflation was at 28.13 per cent in March, up from 6.82 per cent in the previous month. (Representational Image)

WPI inflation spikes to 3.18 per cent in March on costlier food, fuel

Inflation in food articles hardened with steep rise in prices of vegetables during March 2019.

15 Apr 2019 12:26 PM

The Reserve Bank has cut the retail inflation forecast to 2.9-3 per cent for the first half of the current fiscal.

Retail inflation edges up to 2.86 per cent in March on costlier food articles

The consumer price index (CPI)-based retail inflation was at 2.57 per cent in February this year.

13 Apr 2019 9:06 AM

"Food inflation is likely to remain subdued going forward," Goldman Sachs report said.

Food inflation likely to go up to 2 pc in FY20: Goldman Sachs report

Goldman Sachs said focus has now shifted to farmers who are protesting against low food prices and demanding higher returns on their crops.

25 Mar 2019 4:58 PM

The inflation came down to as low as 2.19 per cent in December 2018.

Govt broke the back of high inflation: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said during the previous UPA government (2009-14), inflation averaged as high as 10.1 per cent.

01 Feb 2019 12:12 PM

The 3.80 per cent inflation is the lowest in 8 months, and a lower inflation than this was last seen in April at 3.62 per cent.

WPI inflation at 8-month low of 3.80 pc in Dec on softening fuel, food prices

The central bank lowered retail inflation projection to 2.7-3.2 per cent for the second half of the current fiscal.

14 Jan 2019 1:03 PM

Cooling inflation expectations have also been driven by lower oil prices and a rupee currency that has managed to stabilise after a steep sell-off.

Inflation in December likely hit lowest since June 2017: reports

Inflation likely cooled to 2.20 pc in Dec close to the lower end of the RBI’s medium-term target range of 2.0-6.0 pc.

10 Jan 2019 11:04 AM

WPI-based inflation stood was 5.28 per cent in October and 4.02 per cent in November last year.

WPI inflation falls to 4.64 pc in November on softening food prices

Food articles witnessed softening of prices with deflation at 3.31 per cent in November, against 1.49 per cent in October.

14 Dec 2018 12:36 PM

The apex bank had projected the retail inflation to be around 3.9-4.5 per cent in the October-March period of 2018-19.

RBI lowers inflation projection to 2.7-3.2 per cent in H2 FY19

Inflation is projected at 2.7-3.2 per cent in H2 FY2018-19 and 3.8-4.2 per cent in H1 FY2019-20

05 Dec 2018 3:26 PM

In fuel and light category, the rate of price rise was at 8.47 per cent in September.

Costlier food, fuel push inflation to 3.77 per cent in September

The overall inflation in consumer food basket increased to 0.51 per cent as against 0.29 per cent in August, showed the data.

13 Oct 2018 1:10 AM

Over 40 per cent of economists expecting inflation to rise above the RBI’s target. (Photo: PTI)

Inflation likely rose to RBI's four percent target in Sept: report

Wholesale price inflation probably rose to 4.90 per cent in September from 4.53 per cent in August.

10 Oct 2018 12:28 PM

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