August Retail Inflation

Cost of home-cooked meals moderately higher in August: Crisil report

The cost of home-cooked meals rose moderately in August, a report said on Tuesday. The cost of a vegetarian meal increased 1 per cent year-on-year and month-on-month to Rs 29.5 per thali, the monthly report by the research arm of domestic rating agency Crisil said. In the case of a non-vegetarian meal, a 10 per cent jump in broiler prices pushed up the cost of a thali by 5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 57.5, the report by Crisil Intelligence said. However, the price was 1 per cent lower from Rs 58.3 in July. Compared with last year, elevated prices of onion, vegetable oil, rice and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) kept the thali cost high despite a decline in potato and tomato prices, it said in the 'Roti Rice Rate' report. Onion prices jumped 43 per cent in August 2026 to Rs 40 per kg, compared with the year-ago period's Rs 28 per kg, due to supply tightness caused by unseasonal rains and hailstorms in Maharashtra in March-April, it said, adding that there was an 11 per cent jump in .

Tomatoes expected to become affordable as wholesale prices decline 30%

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India's July fuel demand falls by 16% as monsoon rains restrict mobility

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Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 4.79% in August

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 4.79 per cent in August compared to 5.27% in July this year, mainly due to the lower price of certain food items.

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Retail inflation for farm workers, rural labourers eases marginally in Aug

Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers cooled down to 6.32% and 6.28%, respectively, in August compared to the year ago period mainly due to the softening of prices of some food items

Retail inflation dips marginally to 6.69% in Aug, food inflation at 9.62%

Food inflation during the month stood at 9.62 per cent

Inflation peaking off; August CPI likely to decline below 4%: Report

The next meeting of the MPC is scheduled on October 3-5, 2018