Page 14 - Retail Inflation

Retail inflation may have touched 7.4-7.5% in April, say economists

Consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rate rose to 6.95 per cent in March 2022 from 6.07 per cent in the previous month

Retail inflation for industrial workers rises to 5.35% in March

Retail inflation for industrial workers rose to 5.35 per cent in March from 5.04 per cent in February this year, mainly due to higher prices of certain food items. "Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 5.35 per cent compared to 5.04 per cent for the previous month (February 2022) and 5.64 per cent during the corresponding month (March 2021) a year before," a labour ministry statement said. Similarly, it stated that food inflation stood at 6.27 per cent against 5.09 per cent of the previous month and 5.36 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago. The All-India CPI-IW (consumer price index-industrial workers) for March 2022, increased by 1.0 point to 126 points. It was 125 points in February 2022. On one-month percentage change, it increased by 0.80 per cent in the previous month compared to an increase of 0.50 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago. The maximum upward pressure in the current index came from Food and Beverages group contributing

In a first, RBI may have to explain to govt why it couldn't curb inflation

Retail inflation has overshot the 6% upper tolerance limit for three years on the trot; experts say protracted Ukraine war and other factors may keep prices up

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers rises to 6.09%, 6.33% in March

Retail inflation for farm and rural labourers increased to 6.09 per cent and 6.33 per cent, respectively, mainly due to higher prices of certain food items and clothing. "Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL (consumer price index-agricultural labourers) and CPI-RL (consumer price index rural labourers) stood at 6.09 per cent and 6.33 per cent in March 2022, compared to 5.59 per cent & 5.94 per cent, respectively, in February 2022, and 2.78 per cent and 2.96 per cent, respectively, during the corresponding month (March 2021) of the previous year," a labour bureau statement said. Similarly, it stated that the food inflation stood at 4.91 per cent and 4.88 per cent in March 2022, compared to 4.48 per cent and 4.45 per cent, respectively, in February 2022, and 1.66 per cent and 1.86 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year (March 2021). The All-India Consumer Price Index Number for agricultural and rural labourers for March 2022 increased by 3 ...

West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Assam saw over 8% March retail inflation

CPI inflation was more pronounced in rural areas from January in FY22

Fuel price rise could not have stoked March inflation, say experts

Price rise in fuels will only reflect in April numbers

Experts see four rate hikes in FY23, beginning June: BS Poll of economists

Nearly 7% retail inflation in March may spur policy tightening

India's retail inflation rises to 6.95% in March; IIP remains muted

Food and oil prices push inflation to 17-month high

India's retail price inflation likely to remain over 6% till April

This is owing to elevated oil and commodity prices

Many Indians tighten belts as Ukraine war drives up prices of necessities

Higher prices from European conflict put economic recovery at risk; companies up prices to pass on higher costs of fuel, materials

Retail inflation hits 8-month high in February, inches up to 6.07%

WPI inflation rises to 13.11%

India's retail inflation rises marginally to 6.07% in Feb

According to the data released by the NSO, the rate of price rise in the food basket was 5.89% in February, up from 5.43% in the preceding month

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Health inflation above 6% the past year after muted first wave price rise

The metric, in fact, rose to as much as 8.44% last May, when second Covid wave was on; analysts cite huge demand-supply gap, rising staff costs for state of affairs

Retail inflation for industrial workers rises to 5.84% in January

Retail inflation for industrial workers rose to 5.84 per cent in January over the same month a year ago mainly due to higher prices of certain food items, the labour ministry said

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers rise to 5.49%, 5.74% in January

Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers rose to 5.49 per cent and 5.74 per cent, respectively in January mainly due to higher prices of certain food items

Rural UP sees over 7% inflation in Jan; Punjab, Manipur witness lower rates

Close to 6% in state's urban areas; Punjab, Manipur have lower inflation rates

Inflation momentum on downward slope, RBI projections robust: Guv Das

RBI Governor Shaktinakta Das on Monday said the central bank's retail inflation outlook for FY23 was quite "robust"

After 7 months, retail inflation breaches RBI upper tolerance limit in Jan

Data released by the statistics department showed consumer price index (CPI) based inflation rate touched 6.01 percent in January driven by food and beverages, clothing and footwear

India's retail inflation accelerates to 6.01% in January, hits 7-month high

Jan inflation has breached the upper limit of the Reserve Bank of India's tolerance band