Tag: Food Inflation
India cannot risk another bout of inflation: RBI Governor Das
Mumbai: India cannot risk another bout of inflation and the best approach currently would be to remain flexible and wait for inflation to durably align…
India’s food inflation likely to ease by end of FY25, highlights RBI MPC minutes
India’s food inflation is expected to ease by Q4 of this fiscal (FY25) on better kharif arrivals and rising prospects of a good rabi season,…
Festive demand will help shrug off temporary slowdown, says RBI report
Aggregate demand in India is poised to shrug off the temporary slowdown in momentum in the second quarter of 2024-25 as festival demand picks up…
Heavy rains, delay in harvest to keep onions pricey this Diwali
Pune: Onions, which are selling at ₹60-80/kg in retail, will remain expensive through Diwali as incessant rainfall in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has…
India rate cuts seen delayed to 2025 after Sept inflation spike, say economists
A sharp jump in India’s retail inflation for September has prompted several economists to push back domestic rate cut bets to the first-half of 2025…
Inflation: Food on boil, retail inflation hits nine-month high of 5.5%
India’s retail inflation surged to a nine-month high of 5.5% in September, driven by higher food inflation and an unfavourable base effect, official data released…
inflation: India’s retail inflation accelerates to 5.49%, exceeds RBI’s 4% target
India’s retail inflation accelerated to 5.49 per cent on an annual basis in September driven by a persistent rise in vegetable prices and a lower…
Understanding India’s food inflation: The impact of rising tomato, onion, and potato prices
High food inflation has become a significant concern for policymakers in India, as food items account for 45.9% of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Recent…
India’s high food inflation leaves less in lunch boxes of poor school children
Nearly two years of elevated food inflation in India is leaving less in the lunch boxes of impoverished children, as government funded school meals suffer…
Indian households expect inflation to ease over various time horizons, says RBI survey
Indian households expect inflation to ease over various time horizons compared to their August assessments indicated the survey on household inflation expectations conducted by the…