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India’s core output growth stays flat in October
New Delhi: India’s core sector output growth remained flat in October on a year-on-year basis and fell to a 14-month low, weighed down by contractions…
India’s core sector growth remains flat in October, weakest in 14 months
India’s infrastructure output was unchanged in October from a year earlier, its weakest performance in 14 months, as declines in coal, crude oil and electricity…
Amid sharp fall in food costs, wholesale prices slip into deflation, again
New Delhi: Wholesale prices fell to a 27-month low and slipped back into deflation after two months of positive readings, declining to -1.2% in October,…
GST rate cuts pull down October inflation by 85 bps, declining trend to continue: Experts
The GST rate cuts brought down retail inflation by 85 basis points to a record low of 0.25 per cent in October and the declining…
Inflation hits decade low of 0.25% in October; rate cut hopes rise ahead of RBI’s December MPC meet
New Delhi: India’s retail inflation dropped sharply to 0.25% in October, the lowest level since the current series began in 2013, driven by lower food…
Fiscal deficit at 36.5% of FY26 target on higher capital spending
The Centre’s fiscal deficit in the first half of 2025-26 hit 36.5% of the annual target, compared with 29.4% a year before, thanks to higher…
GST collection sparkles despite wholesale cuts; Govt foresees marginal shortfall from budget estimates, upbeat about Oct numbers
New Delhi: India’s goods and services tax (GST) revenues have remained robust even after early September’s sweeping structural rationalisation that slashed rates on 99% of…
Bright spot: Manufacturing, festive push keep factory output steady at 4% in September
New Delhi: India’s industrial output remained steady in September, easing slightly to 4% from 4.1% in August, driven by the manufacturing sector amid slowing mining…
India’s core growth loses steam, slows to 3% in Sept
New Delhi: A contraction in the output of coal, crude oil, refinery products and natural gas dragged India’s core sector down to a three-month low…
India’s retail inflation in September hits over 8-year low, eases below RBI’s lower end of target range
India’s retail inflation eased below the lower end of the Reserve Bank of India‘s 2-6% target range to 1.54% in September from 2.07% in August,…