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&lt;em&gt;For sustainable growth, Rural India&amp;rsquo;s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;The Reserve Bank of India&amp;rsquo;s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as the rising household inflationary expectations. Since the April Monetary Policy Committee meeting, there have been some significant macro developments, mainly on four counts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Higher food or fuel shocks, which persist over a long period of time, can feed into higher core as well as headline inflation through higher inflationary expectations. Until now, benign food prices have given some cushion to RBI; however, this may wane as the second-order impact of oil feeds into headline and food inflation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A critical piece of India&amp;rsquo;s macro story that needs further attention of the central bank and the policy-makers is the dynamics of rural purchasing power. The real rural wage growth (nominal wage minus inflation) has fallen from a peak of 5.6% in June 2017 to (-)0.4% in February 2018. Both real farm and non-farm wage growth rates have de-grown in January and February 2018. This can be attributed to both rising rural inflation and the fall in nominal wage growth. Therefore, the purchasing power of the rural household has been on the decline. This is critical as rural consumption accounts for almost 55% of India&amp;rsquo;s overall consumption.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Comparing the inflation trajectory of urban and rural areas, by removing the statistical effect of house rent allowance (rural inflation doesn&amp;rsquo;t have housing as a component) on headline urban inflation, we find that the divergence between rural and urban (ex-housing) inflation has been widening since November of last year. Currently, rural inflation is 120bps higher than urban inflation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Prior to June 2017, faster nominal rural wage growth compared to rural inflation aided rural consumption through increasing purchasing power (see the accompanying charts). Anecdotal and field evidence suggests that the rise in rural nominal wage growth till mid-2017 could be attributed to factors like farm sector growth after two years of drought in 2015-16, better minimum support prices for farmers, and farm loan waivers.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/indias-rural-inflation-has-started-pinching/1224440/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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                <div align="justify">-Financial Express<br /><br /><em>For sustainable growth, Rural India&rsquo;s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention<br /></em><br /><em>New Delhi: </em>The Reserve Bank of India&rsquo;s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as the rising household inflationary expectations. Since the April Monetary Policy Committee meeting, there have been some significant macro developments, mainly on four counts.<br /><br />First, the global crude oil prices have risen by about $10 per barrel. Second, the rupee has depreciated by almost 5%. Third, the three-month and one-month ahead inflationary expectations have risen by 90bps and 130bps, respectively. Fourth, core inflation has jumped by 50bps to 6% in May 2018 as compared to 5.5% in March 2018.<br /><br />Higher food or fuel shocks, which persist over a long period of time, can feed into higher core as well as headline inflation through higher inflationary expectations. Until now, benign food prices have given some cushion to RBI; however, this may wane as the second-order impact of oil feeds into headline and food inflation.<br /><br />A critical piece of India&rsquo;s macro story that needs further attention of the central bank and the policy-makers is the dynamics of rural purchasing power. The real rural wage growth (nominal wage minus inflation) has fallen from a peak of 5.6% in June 2017 to (-)0.4% in February 2018. Both real farm and non-farm wage growth rates have de-grown in January and February 2018. This can be attributed to both rising rural inflation and the fall in nominal wage growth. Therefore, the purchasing power of the rural household has been on the decline. This is critical as rural consumption accounts for almost 55% of India&rsquo;s overall consumption.<br /><br />Comparing the inflation trajectory of urban and rural areas, by removing the statistical effect of house rent allowance (rural inflation doesn&rsquo;t have housing as a component) on headline urban inflation, we find that the divergence between rural and urban (ex-housing) inflation has been widening since November of last year. Currently, rural inflation is 120bps higher than urban inflation.<br /><br />Prior to June 2017, faster nominal rural wage growth compared to rural inflation aided rural consumption through increasing purchasing power (see the accompanying charts). Anecdotal and field evidence suggests that the rise in rural nominal wage growth till mid-2017 could be attributed to factors like farm sector growth after two years of drought in 2015-16, better minimum support prices for farmers, and farm loan waivers.<br /><br />However, since the mid of 2017, the situation reversed, with nominal rural wage growth decelerating amidst rising rural inflation, squeezing rural purchasing power. Nominal wages fell from 7% in July 2017 to 4% in February 2018, while rural inflation rose from 1.5% to 5% over the same period. Many attribute this to the decline in urban migration from rural areas due to slowing down in construction and real estate activity. <br /><br />Please <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/indias-rural-inflation-has-started-pinching/1224440/" title="https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/indias-rural-inflation-has-started-pinching/1224440/">click here</a> to read more. <br /></div>               </font>
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&lt;em&gt;For sustainable growth, Rural India&amp;rsquo;s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;The Reserve Bank of India&amp;rsquo;s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as the rising household inflationary expectations. Since the April Monetary Policy Committee meeting, there have been some significant macro developments, mainly on four counts.&lt;br /&gt;
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Higher food or fuel shocks, which persist over a long period of time, can feed into higher core as well as headline inflation through higher inflationary expectations. Until now, benign food prices have given some cushion to RBI; however, this may wane as the second-order impact of oil feeds into headline and food inflation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A critical piece of India&amp;rsquo;s macro story that needs further attention of the central bank and the policy-makers is the dynamics of rural purchasing power. The real rural wage growth (nominal wage minus inflation) has fallen from a peak of 5.6% in June 2017 to (-)0.4% in February 2018. Both real farm and non-farm wage growth rates have de-grown in January and February 2018. This can be attributed to both rising rural inflation and the fall in nominal wage growth. Therefore, the purchasing power of the rural household has been on the decline. This is critical as rural consumption accounts for almost 55% of India&amp;rsquo;s overall consumption.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Comparing the inflation trajectory of urban and rural areas, by removing the statistical effect of house rent allowance (rural inflation doesn&amp;rsquo;t have housing as a component) on headline urban inflation, we find that the divergence between rural and urban (ex-housing) inflation has been widening since November of last year. Currently, rural inflation is 120bps higher than urban inflation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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However, since the mid of 2017, the situation reversed, with nominal rural wage growth decelerating amidst rising rural inflation, squeezing rural purchasing power. Nominal wages fell from 7% in July 2017 to 4% in February 2018, while rural inflation rose from 1.5% to 5% over the same period. Many attribute this to the decline in urban migration from rural areas due to slowing down in construction and real estate activity. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/indias-rural-inflation-has-started-pinching/1224440/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more. &lt;br /&gt;
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For sustainable growth, Rural India&amp;rsquo;s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention

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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;For sustainable growth, Rural India&amp;rsquo;s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;The Reserve Bank of India&amp;rsquo;s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as the rising household inflationary expectations. Since the April Monetary Policy Committee meeting, there have been some significant macro developments, mainly on four counts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First, the global crude oil prices have risen by about $10 per barrel. Second, the rupee has depreciated by almost 5%. Third, the three-month and one-month ahead inflationary expectations have risen by 90bps and 130bps, respectively. Fourth, core inflation has jumped by 50bps to 6% in May 2018 as compared to 5.5% in March 2018.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Higher food or fuel shocks, which persist over a long period of time, can feed into higher core as well as headline inflation through higher inflationary expectations. Until now, benign food prices have given some cushion to RBI; however, this may wane as the second-order impact of oil feeds into headline and food inflation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A critical piece of India&amp;rsquo;s macro story that needs further attention of the central bank and the policy-makers is the dynamics of rural purchasing power. The real rural wage growth (nominal wage minus inflation) has fallen from a peak of 5.6% in June 2017 to (-)0.4% in February 2018. Both real farm and non-farm wage growth rates have de-grown in January and February 2018. This can be attributed to both rising rural inflation and the fall in nominal wage growth. Therefore, the purchasing power of the rural household has been on the decline. This is critical as rural consumption accounts for almost 55% of India&amp;rsquo;s overall consumption.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Comparing the inflation trajectory of urban and rural areas, by removing the statistical effect of house rent allowance (rural inflation doesn&amp;rsquo;t have housing as a component) on headline urban inflation, we find that the divergence between rural and urban (ex-housing) inflation has been widening since November of last year. Currently, rural inflation is 120bps higher than urban inflation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Prior to June 2017, faster nominal rural wage growth compared to rural inflation aided rural consumption through increasing purchasing power (see the accompanying charts). Anecdotal and field evidence suggests that the rise in rural nominal wage growth till mid-2017 could be attributed to factors like farm sector growth after two years of drought in 2015-16, better minimum support prices for farmers, and farm loan waivers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
However, since the mid of 2017, the situation reversed, with nominal rural wage growth decelerating amidst rising rural inflation, squeezing rural purchasing power. Nominal wages fell from 7% in July 2017 to 4% in February 2018, while rural inflation rose from 1.5% to 5% over the same period. Many attribute this to the decline in urban migration from rural areas due to slowing down in construction and real estate activity. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;For sustainable growth, Rural India&amp;rsquo;s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;The Reserve Bank of India&amp;rsquo;s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as the rising household inflationary expectations. Since the April Monetary Policy Committee meeting, there have been some significant macro developments, mainly on four counts.&lt;br /&gt;
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Higher food or fuel shocks, which persist over a long period of time, can feed into higher core as well as headline inflation through higher inflationary expectations. Until now, benign food prices have given some cushion to RBI; however, this may wane as the second-order impact of oil feeds into headline and food inflation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A critical piece of India&amp;rsquo;s macro story that needs further attention of the central bank and the policy-makers is the dynamics of rural purchasing power. The real rural wage growth (nominal wage minus inflation) has fallen from a peak of 5.6% in June 2017 to (-)0.4% in February 2018. Both real farm and non-farm wage growth rates have de-grown in January and February 2018. This can be attributed to both rising rural inflation and the fall in nominal wage growth. Therefore, the purchasing power of the rural household has been on the decline. This is critical as rural consumption accounts for almost 55% of India&amp;rsquo;s overall consumption.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Comparing the inflation trajectory of urban and rural areas, by removing the statistical effect of house rent allowance (rural inflation doesn&amp;rsquo;t have housing as a component) on headline urban inflation, we find that the divergence between rural and urban (ex-housing) inflation has been widening since November of last year. Currently, rural inflation is 120bps higher than urban inflation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Prior to June 2017, faster nominal rural wage growth compared to rural inflation aided rural consumption through increasing purchasing power (see the accompanying charts). Anecdotal and field evidence suggests that the rise in rural nominal wage growth till mid-2017 could be attributed to factors like farm sector growth after two years of drought in 2015-16, better minimum support prices for farmers, and farm loan waivers.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Please &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/indias-rural-inflation-has-started-pinching/1224440/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to read more. &lt;br /&gt;
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-Financial Express<br />
<br />
<em>For sustainable growth, Rural India&rsquo;s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention<br />
</em><br />
<em>New Delhi: </em>The Reserve Bank of India&rsquo;s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as the rising household inflationary expectations. Since the April Monetary Policy Committee meeting, there have been some significant macro developments, mainly on four counts.<br />
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<br />
Higher food or fuel shocks, which persist over a long period of time, can feed into higher core as well as headline inflation through higher inflationary expectations. Until now, benign food prices have given some cushion to RBI; however, this may wane as the second-order impact of oil feeds into headline and food inflation.<br />
<br />
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<br />
Comparing the inflation trajectory of urban and rural areas, by removing the statistical effect of house rent allowance (rural inflation doesn&rsquo;t have housing as a component) on headline urban inflation, we find that the divergence between rural and urban (ex-housing) inflation has been widening since November of last year. Currently, rural inflation is 120bps higher than urban inflation.<br />
<br />
Prior to June 2017, faster nominal rural wage growth compared to rural inflation aided rural consumption through increasing purchasing power (see the accompanying charts). Anecdotal and field evidence suggests that the rise in rural nominal wage growth till mid-2017 could be attributed to factors like farm sector growth after two years of drought in 2015-16, better minimum support prices for farmers, and farm loan waivers.<br />
<br />
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For sustainable growth, Rural India&rsquo;s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India&rsquo;s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as...',
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-Financial Express<br />
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<em>For sustainable growth, Rural India&rsquo;s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention<br />
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<em>New Delhi: </em>The Reserve Bank of India&rsquo;s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as the rising household inflationary expectations. Since the April Monetary Policy Committee meeting, there have been some significant macro developments, mainly on four counts.<br />
<br />
First, the global crude oil prices have risen by about $10 per barrel. Second, the rupee has depreciated by almost 5%. Third, the three-month and one-month ahead inflationary expectations have risen by 90bps and 130bps, respectively. Fourth, core inflation has jumped by 50bps to 6% in May 2018 as compared to 5.5% in March 2018.<br />
<br />
Higher food or fuel shocks, which persist over a long period of time, can feed into higher core as well as headline inflation through higher inflationary expectations. Until now, benign food prices have given some cushion to RBI; however, this may wane as the second-order impact of oil feeds into headline and food inflation.<br />
<br />
A critical piece of India&rsquo;s macro story that needs further attention of the central bank and the policy-makers is the dynamics of rural purchasing power. The real rural wage growth (nominal wage minus inflation) has fallen from a peak of 5.6% in June 2017 to (-)0.4% in February 2018. Both real farm and non-farm wage growth rates have de-grown in January and February 2018. This can be attributed to both rising rural inflation and the fall in nominal wage growth. Therefore, the purchasing power of the rural household has been on the decline. This is critical as rural consumption accounts for almost 55% of India&rsquo;s overall consumption.<br />
<br />
Comparing the inflation trajectory of urban and rural areas, by removing the statistical effect of house rent allowance (rural inflation doesn&rsquo;t have housing as a component) on headline urban inflation, we find that the divergence between rural and urban (ex-housing) inflation has been widening since November of last year. Currently, rural inflation is 120bps higher than urban inflation.<br />
<br />
Prior to June 2017, faster nominal rural wage growth compared to rural inflation aided rural consumption through increasing purchasing power (see the accompanying charts). Anecdotal and field evidence suggests that the rise in rural nominal wage growth till mid-2017 could be attributed to factors like farm sector growth after two years of drought in 2015-16, better minimum support prices for farmers, and farm loan waivers.<br />
<br />
However, since the mid of 2017, the situation reversed, with nominal rural wage growth decelerating amidst rising rural inflation, squeezing rural purchasing power. Nominal wages fell from 7% in July 2017 to 4% in February 2018, while rural inflation rose from 1.5% to 5% over the same period. Many attribute this to the decline in urban migration from rural areas due to slowing down in construction and real estate activity. <br />
<br />
Please <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/indias-rural-inflation-has-started-pinching/1224440/">click here</a> to read more. <br />
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For sustainable growth, Rural India&rsquo;s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India&rsquo;s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as...'
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India's rural inflation has started pinching

-Financial Express For sustainable growth, Rural India’s squeezing purchasing power needs immediate attention New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) unanimous call for a 25-basis-point rate hike after four years was primarily driven by the strengthening core inflation as well as the rising household inflationary expectations. Since the April Monetary Policy Committee meeting, there have been some significant macro developments, mainly on four counts. First, the global crude oil prices have risen by about $10 per barrel. Second, the rupee has depreciated by almost 5%. Third, the three-month and one-month ahead inflationary expectations have risen by 90bps and 130bps, respectively. Fourth, core inflation has jumped by 50bps to 6% in May 2018 as compared to 5.5% in March 2018. Higher food or fuel shocks, which persist over a long period of time, can feed into higher core as well as headline inflation through higher inflationary expectations. Until now, benign food prices have given some cushion to RBI; however, this may wane as the second-order impact of oil feeds into headline and food inflation. A critical piece of India’s macro story that needs further attention of the central bank and the policy-makers is the dynamics of rural purchasing power. The real rural wage growth (nominal wage minus inflation) has fallen from a peak of 5.6% in June 2017 to (-)0.4% in February 2018. Both real farm and non-farm wage growth rates have de-grown in January and February 2018. This can be attributed to both rising rural inflation and the fall in nominal wage growth. Therefore, the purchasing power of the rural household has been on the decline. This is critical as rural consumption accounts for almost 55% of India’s overall consumption. Comparing the inflation trajectory of urban and rural areas, by removing the statistical effect of house rent allowance (rural inflation doesn’t have housing as a component) on headline urban inflation, we find that the divergence between rural and urban (ex-housing) inflation has been widening since November of last year. Currently, rural inflation is 120bps higher than urban inflation. Prior to June 2017, faster nominal rural wage growth compared to rural inflation aided rural consumption through increasing purchasing power (see the accompanying charts). Anecdotal and field evidence suggests that the rise in rural nominal wage growth till mid-2017 could be attributed to factors like farm sector growth after two years of drought in 2015-16, better minimum support prices for farmers, and farm loan waivers. However, since the mid of 2017, the situation reversed, with nominal rural wage growth decelerating amidst rising rural inflation, squeezing rural purchasing power. Nominal wages fell from 7% in July 2017 to 4% in February 2018, while rural inflation rose from 1.5% to 5% over the same period. Many attribute this to the decline in urban migration from rural areas due to slowing down in construction and real estate activity. Please click here to read more.