-PTI/The Telegraph In December 2021, the retail inflation stood at 5.66 per cent Retail inflation dipped below the RBI's upper tolerance level of 6 per cent for the first time in 11 months in November as softening prices of food items brought relief but the central bank may wait for more data before pausing hikes in interest rates. As per the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Monday, the consumer...
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Stay watchful: On October inflation data
-The Hindu Policymakers can ill-afford to drop their guard in the fight against inflation October’s inflation data point to a welcome softening in price gains that should offer some succour to monetary policy authorities, who have been battling to rein in runaway inflation since the beginning of this year. Retail inflation, or price gains based on the Consumer Price Index, slowed to 6.77% last month, from September’s 7.41%, aided by an appreciable...
More »More bad news after inflation hits 5-month high: Wheat stocks at 6-yr low, ‘rice output to fall’ -Sayantan Bera
-ThePrint.in Wheat stocks are half of where they stood in October 2021. Public stocks of rice are nearly double stocking norm, but price outlook depends on actual harvest this season. New Delhi: Despite the unabated rise in food prices, which drove retail inflation to a five-month high of 7.41 per cent in September, there is limited legroom for the government to intervene in the market by selling public stocks to cool prices. Data...
More »High food prices push retail inflation to 5-month high of 7.41% in Sept -Asit Ranjan Mishra
-Business Standard IIP shrinks 0.8% in Aug - a first in 17 months In a double whammy for the Indian economy, the retail inflation rate shot up to a five-month high in September, while factory output contracted after a gap of 17 months in August. This could force the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to hike the repo rate yet again in December. Data released by the National Statistical Office showed that consumer...
More »India's retail inflation rises to 5-month high of 7.41%, industrial activity contracts -Meghna Sen
-The Telegraph Food inflation, which accounts for nearly half the CPI basket, soared 8.60% in September 2022 as against 7.62% in August Driven by rising food prices, India's retail inflation accelerated to 7.41% in September, the fastest pace in five months, data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed on Wednesday. The number stayed well above the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) upper tolerance band for the ninth straight month. This...
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