-The Telegraph Food prices, which account for nearly half of the consumer price index basket, softened last month The finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are in discussions on the inflation trajectory amid the easing of global commodity and crude oil prices. A Reuters poll of economists forecast retail inflation at a five-month low in July at 6.78 per cent. But it is still above the RBI’s upper threshold...
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Retail inflation softens to 6.71% in July, lowest since March; here's what economists say
-BusinessToday.in The July retail inflation level is in consonance with the projection and expectations of economists. India’s retail inflation moderated to 6.71 per cent in the month of July, the retail inflation is July has come down from 7.01 per cent in the month of June. Even Reuters poll of 48 economists showed inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, likely to fall to an annual 6.78 per cent in July,...
More »Retail inflation falls to 6.71% for July, down from 7.01% in June
-The Telegraph In first three months of current fiscal, inflation remained above 7 per cent Retail inflation softened to 6.71 per cent in July due to moderation in food prices but remained above the Reserve Bank's comfort level of 6 per cent for the seventh consecutive month. With retail inflation continuing to remain high despite a fall in prices of vegetables and edible oils, among other commodities in July, the Reserve Bank of...
More »Willing to ‘feed the world’ by summer, India may have to import wheat come winter -Sayantan Bera
-ThePrint.in With wheat prices soaring, the government may have to slash import duty and impose stock limits, say traders and analysts. New Delhi: Rising wholesale and consumer prices of wheat may push India to allow imports of the staple food item in a few months’ time. If India turns importer, it will be a drastic reversal — from desiring to ‘feed the world’ in the summer to battling a shortfall by winter. Compared...
More »LPG price crosses Rs.1,050, cylinder refills decline among PMUY consumers -Vignesh Radhakrishnan & Jasmin Nihalani
-The Hindu The price surge in LPG cylinders has pushed consumers to lower the number of LPG refills with 5% of the PMUY beneficiaries refilling just once per year in FY22 The price of a 14.2 kg cylinder has skyrocketed to ₹1,053 in July 2022. Though a subsidy of ₹200 per cylinder was recently announced for the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries, the subsidised rate of ₹853 is still double the amount...
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