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While the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rose from 4.23 per cent in April to a six-month high of 6.3 per cent, food inflation soared from 1.96 per cent to 5.01 per cent in May. (Representational Photo:AP)

Inflation breaches RBI band in January

The RBI, which mainly factors in the CPI-based inflation, has been tasked to keep the inflation at 4%, with margin of 2%...

15 Feb 2022 9:25 AM IST

As per the Central Statistics Office (CSO) data inflation in vegetables contracted by 2.19 per cent last month, compared to 7.8 per cent in June.

Retail inflation in March nears 7%

As the data, the prices of palm oil, the world's most consumed vegetable oil, surged nearly 50 per cent this year

13 April 2022 9:31 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India keeps the repo rate and reverse repo rate unchanged.

Fuel prices to weigh on RBI's MPC 3-day meet from June 4

The domestic retail petrol and diesel prices are at all time high on account of rise in crude oil prices.

29 May 2018 5:13 PM IST

There are allegation that from November 15 to November 18, the bank manager had issued 149 demand drafts for amounts less than Rs 50,000 in favour of a Pune-based finance company in violation of RBI guidelines.

RBI likely to remain on extended pause: report

Inflation is likely to remain close to 4.5 per cent during 2018-19, says a report.

19 March 2018 10:43 AM IST

The industrial growth measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for 2017-18 too decelerated to 4.3 per cent from 4.6 per cent in the previous fiscal. The IIP had grown by 4.4 per cent in March 2017.

Economy: Good and bad news

Some relief may come if there's a normal monsoon, but oil prices, dependent on the whims of oil producing countries,...

14 Jun 2018 2:16 AM IST

The industrial growth, based on Index of Industrial Production (IIP), was 3.2 per cent in April last year.

Fuel, vegetables push inflation to 4-mth high

Industrial production expands 4.2% in April: Data.

13 Jun 2018 12:50 AM IST

Indias retail inflation cooled to a two-year low in November after demonetisation. (Photo: AP/File)

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 IST

Reserve Bank of India keeps the repo rate and reverse repo rate unchanged.

RBI rate hike a 'win-win' situation for markets, banks

The MPC added that the volatility in global financial markets continues to impart uncertainty to the inflation outlook.

2 Aug 2018 12:11 PM IST

Union minister Piyush Goyal borrowed the phrase to hit back at the Congress chief for a tweet targeting him over corruption allegations. (Photo: File)

Prices of food items have consistently come down, says Goyal

Food inflation in June 2018 was just 2.9 per cent, he said.

7 Aug 2018 3:08 PM IST

Indias retail inflation cooled to a two-year low in November after demonetisation. (Photo: AP/File)

At 7.37 per cent, West Bengal tops retail inflation for July

In the food items, the inflation rate for fruits dropped to 6.98 per cent.

14 Aug 2018 8:36 AM IST

Indias retail inflation cooled to a two-year low in November after demonetisation. (Photo: AP/File)

Retail inflation for the month of July eases to 4.17 per cent

It was five-month high on 5.0 per cent in the previous month.

13 Aug 2018 6:02 PM IST

Indias retail inflation cooled to a two-year low in November after demonetisation. (Photo: AP/File)

Retail inflation cools to 11-month low of 3.69 per cent in August

The inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 4.17 per cent in July and 3.28 per cent in August 2017.

12 Sept 2018 6:02 PM IST