Page 10 - Retail Inflation

India's horticulture production set for 1.8% growth in in 2020-21

Retail food inflation rate fell to 1.89 per cent in January from 3.41 per cent in December

2-6% retail inflation band has been working well since 2016, say economists

However, some want core to be monitored as well, MPC should be given leeway to choose target

Retail inflation for industrial worker eases to 3.15% in January

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 3.15 per cent in January against 7.49 per cent in the same month last year, mainly due to lower prices of certain food items

India's inflation target band needs adjustment, says CEA Subramanian

India's retail inflation, which had touched double-digits during the previous Congress party-led government, has gradually fallen, helping Modi to win a second term in 2019

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers eases in January

The easing was mainly due to lower prices of certain food items

Industrial output recovers by a small 1%, retail inflation at 16-month low

Experts say MPC may continue with accommodative stance in next nine months

India's Jan retail inflation likely softened to lowest since Oct 2019: Poll

India's retail inflation slipped marginally in January but was within the Reserve Bank of India's target range for a second month as vegetable prices declined further, a poll predicted

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 3.67% in December

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 3.67 per cent in December 2020 against 9.63 per cent in the same month of last year due to lower prices of certain food items. Retail inflation measured in terms of all-India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) was 5.27 per cent in November 2020, a labour ministry statement said. Food inflation for industrial workers stood at 2.89 per cent against 7.48 per cent in the previous month and 12.22 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago. All-India CPI-IW for December decreased by 1.1 points and stood at 118.8. On one-month percentage change, it decreased by (-) 0.92 per cent between November and December, 2020 compared to (+) 0.61 per cent increase between corresponding months of the previous year. The maximum downward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing (-) 1.53 percentage points to the total change. At centre level, Ramgarh recorded the maximum decrease of 6 points. Among

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers eases in Dec on lower food prices

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers eased to 3.25 per cent and 3.34 per cent, respectively

WPI inflation eases in sync with retail, but core spikes in December

Softens to four-month low of 1.22% in December from 1.55% in November as food items enter deflationary zone; core inflation at 2-year high of 4.2%

Fall in food prices helps retail inflation ease to 4.6% in December

After a year of high inflation-low growth, a sharp dip in food inflation tames the headline number

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 5.27% in November

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 5.27 per cent in November compared to 5.91 per cent in October, mainly due to lower prices of certain food items. "Year-on-year inflation based on all items stood at 5.27 per cent for November, 2020 as compared to 5.91 per cent for the previous month (October) and 8.61 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year," a labour ministry statement said. It said that the food inflation stood at 7.48 per cent in November as against 8.21 per cent in the previous month. Food inflation was at 9.87 per cent in the year-ago period. The retail inflation measured in terms of all-India CPI-IW (Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers) for November increased by 0.4 points and stood at 119.9 points. The maximum upward pressure in the current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing (+) 0.25 percentage points to the total change. At an item level, prices of Rice, Arhar Dal, Fish Fresh, Milk, Mustard Oil, Soyabean Oil, ..

Retail inflation peaked in Oct, but rate cuts unlikely in 2021: Report

Retail inflation is unlikely to come down enough for the Reserve Bank to make rate cuts in the whole of 2021, says Nomura

Retail inflation for agricultural labourers eases to 6% in November

This was mainly due to lower prices of food items

Retail inflation moderates to three-month low of 6.93% in November

Remains above RBI tolerance limit

Retail inflation declines to 6.93% in Nov on softer food prices

Retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 7.61 per cent in October

Rising inflation, crude oil are a new worry for financial markets: Analysts

Over the past one month (since November 13), Brent crude oil prices have surged nearly 18 per cent to $50.34 a barrel now

RBI pegs retail inflation at 6.8 percent for the December quarter

The Reserve Bank of India said retail inflation is likely to remain elevated and pegged it at 6.8 per cent for the third quarter of the current fiscal

RBI Monetary Policy: Here's what to expect from the December meeting

The members of the Reserve Bank of India's fourth bi-monthly monetary policy Committee began their three-day meeting today, and are expected to announce the outcome on Friday

October retail inflation for industrial workers increases to 5.91%

The retail inflation for industrial workers increased to 5.91 per cent in October.