As for year-on-year comparison, retail inflation had increased by 2.36 per cent in July last year
According to DBS, good rains will support agricultural growth but a material respite to inflation will hinge on factors like oil prices, the value of rupee against the US dollar and fiscal dynamics
In six out of 11 countries in the region, including China and South Korea, the exchange rate has a strong bearing on inflation
If the consensus matches the actual release, it would be the smallest annual increase in retail prices since October
The 4.4% retail inflation forecast for the second half of the year could well run into trouble
Seasonal disturbances and one-off factors that drove inflation upward in 2H 2017 are now reversing
Morgan Stanley sees improvement in both inflation and trade deficit numbers in January
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will not cut rates anytime soon and may even be under pressure to hike policy rates, if crude prices remain elevated