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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

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the key repo rate unchanged at 6.25 per cent.

RBI lowers retail inflation projection to 3.9-4.5 pc for second half of FY19

Inflation is projected at 4 pc in second quarter (July-September) 2018-19, 3.9-4.5 pc in H2 (October-March) and 4.8 pc in Q1:2019-20.

05 Oct 2018 3:44 PM

Retail inflation for industrial workers rose to 3.93 pc in June

Retail inflation for industrial workers rose to 3.93 per cent in June from 1.08 per cent in the same month of last year.

01 Aug 2018 7:25 PM

The government's decision to hike the minimum support price (MSP) for 14 khariff crops would boost farmers' income, resulting in a huge rural demand push to the Indian economy, industry body Assocham said.

MSP hike to boost farm income and spur growth, says Assocham

The government increased the MSP for paddy by a record Rs 200 per quintal.

08 Jul 2018 3:18 PM

Retail inflation for industrial workers remained flat at 3.96 per cent in May compared to 3.97 per cent in April this year, a Labour Ministry statement said on Monday.

Retail inflation for industrial workers remains flat at 3.96 pc in May

The all-India CPI-IW for May, 2018 increased by 1 point and pegged at 289.

02 Jul 2018 3:59 PM

Costlier fuel price raises WPI inflation to 14-month high

Inflation based on wholesale prices shot up to a 14-month high of 4.43 per cent in May.

15 Jun 2018 2:04 PM

Retail inflation inched up to 4.87 in May on increase in prices of certain items in the food basket, as per the government data released on Tuesday.

Retail inflation inches up to 4.87 pc in May on costlier food items

Food inflation rose to 3.10 per cent last month, as against 2.8 per cent in April.

12 Jun 2018 6:39 PM

The year-on-year inflation based on CPI-IW stood at 3.97 per cent for April, 2018 as compared to 4.36 percent for the previous month.

Retail inflation for industrial workers softens to 3.97 pc in April

Food inflation stood at 1.33 per cent against 1.68 per cent of the previous month.

01 Jun 2018 3:06 PM

The indices of 35 centres are above All-India Index and 43 centres indices are below national average.

Retail inflation for industrial workers rises to 4 per cent in Dec

Food inflation stood at 4.32 per cent against 3.91 per cent of the previous month.

03 Feb 2018 10:45 AM

As per government data released on Monday, inflation on food articles slowed to 4.72 per cent in December, from 6.06 per cent in November 2017.

WPI inflation eases to 3.58 per cent in December as veggies price decline

Inflation for October has been revised upwards to 3.68 per cent from the provisional estimate of 3.59 per cent.

15 Jan 2018 12:46 PM

The All-India CPI-IW for November increased by 1 point and pegged at 288.

Retail inflation for industrial workers up at 3.97 pc in Nov

Food inflation stood at 3.91 per cent in November against 2.26 per cent of the previous month.

01 Jan 2018 4:39 PM

BofAML expects inflation to average 4.5 per cent in the first half of 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Retail inflation to be within RBI's 2-6 pc target: BofAML

However, global brokerage firm adds inflationary pressures are expected to remain contained by good rains.

21 Aug 2017 2:30 PM

Retail inflation was at record low of 1.54 per cent in June.

RBI to keep retail inflation near 4 pc on 'durable basis'

Retail inflation may rise in near term due to pay commission payouts and price adjustments post GST rollout.

02 Aug 2017 4:56 PM

CPI inflation in May is at the lower end of the RBI's projected headline inflation band of 2-3.5 per cent in the first half the current fiscal.

Cooling food inflation to pull June CPI to sub-2 pc: BofAML

RBI left key interest rate unchanged as it wanted to be more sure that inflation will stay subdued.

13 Jun 2017 2:41 PM

This comes when farmers in many part of the country are protesting that they are being forced to sell their produce at low prices at a time of bumper crop.

Food prices drag retail inflation

The foods and beverages category showed a growth of minus 0.22 per cent for May.

13 Jun 2017 3:06 AM

Assocham said that since the IMD has forecast the LPA of 96 at the lower end of the band of 96-104 for the ‘normal’ rains, some kind of a contingency plan should still be made, just in case a deficiency is found.

Normal monsoon will boost agriculture

A normal monsoon will help GDP growth and will also ease food inflation.

19 Apr 2017 2:44 AM

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