Tag: retail inflation
RBI rate hike imminent? Fed’s move pressures India to tighten monetary policy amid rising inflation
Mumbai: Calls for India to join central bank peers from Tokyo to London in tightening rates have grown louder after Washington, despite looming midterm polls,…
India’s retail inflation rose to 4.8% in August, oil fuels rate hike bets
India’s retail and wholesale inflation rose marginally in August, broadly in line with expectations, but recent developments in energy markets could put further upward pressure…
Retail inflation rises to 4.82% in August from 4.45% in July
India’s annual retail inflation jumped to 4.82% in August from 4.45% in July, driven by higher food and fuel prices and strengthening a case for…
In Graphics: Kitchen basket inflation is back
One-third of all commodities for which the Department of Consumer Affairs compiles daily retail prices at markets across the country have seen an inflation of…
Retail inflation may cross 6 per cent in Oct-Nov before easing in Q4 FY27: Report
New Delhi: India’s retail inflation could briefly cross 6 per cent in October-November before easing to around 5 per cent in the fourth quarter of…
Wholesale inflation eases to 9.8% on softer energy prices
New Delhi: India’s wholesale inflation eased marginally to 9.8% year-on-year in July from 9.9% in June and May, as softer energy prices offset rising inflation…
Govt cites global commodity, energy costs for rise in wholesale price inflation
New Delhi: The increase in wholesale price inflation in June to 9.87 per cent was largely driven by price pressures in items that are more…
Macros strong, but weak rains, war can hit growth: RBI Guv Sanjay Malhotra
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra said risks from the West Asia conflict and the likelihood of a weak monsoon could weigh…
India unlikely to raise inflation target, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says; expects strong growth
India is unlikely to raise its official inflation target and there may be a case for lowering it over the long term, Reserve Bank of…
India’s retail inflation quickens to 3.93% in May amid high food & fuel prices
India’s retail inflation accelerated to 3.93% in May as food and fuel prices firmed amid the escalating conflict in West Asia. However, India’s retail inflation…