Page 17 - Retail Inflation

Commodity price surge deals stagflationary blow to world economy

Rising costs for households and companies are hitting confidence while pushing inflation faster than economists had expected only a few months ago

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers eases marginally in August

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers eased marginally to 3.9 per cent and 3.97 per cent, respectively in August

India's WPI inflation rises to 11.39% in August on higher fuel prices

Snapping the two-month easing trend, WPI inflation rose in August and remained in double-digit for the fifth consecutive month. In July 2021, WPI inflation stood at 11.16 per cent

India's August WPI inflation quickens to 11.39% on higher fuel prices

Fuel and power prices rose 26.09% in August year-on-year compared with 26.02% in July, while manufactured product prices rose 11.39% compared with 11.20% in the previous month.

India's retail inflation eases to four-month low of 5.3% in August

Retail inflation had breached the RBI's target of 2-6 per cent in April as the Covid-induced lockdown impacted supply

India's retail inflation eases further to 5.3% in August

Inflation is within RBI's 2%-6% comfort range for a second month. But it has been above the medium-term target of 4% for nearly two years

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WPI inflation eases to 11.16% in July as food, crude prices soften

However, WPI inflation remained in double digits for the third consecutive month in July, mainly due to a low base of last year. WPI inflation was (-) 0.25 per cent, in July 2020

Food items drag retail inflation to three-month low of 5.59% in July

Even as the food inflation rate dropped to 3.96 per cent from 5.15 per cent, certain items saw an elevated rate of price rise

RBI hints at normalising ultra-loose policy, bond yields jump to 6.24%

This was the seventh consecutive occasion when the central bank maintained a status quo on policy rates

RBI keeps rates unchanged amid policy dissent on lower-for-longer stance

Policy makers voted 5-1 in favor of keeping the stance accommodative, a departure from the past when they were unanimous on the need to support growth amid the pandemic.

Reserve Bank of India raises retail inflation projection for FY22 to 5.7%

The RBI on Friday raised the retail inflation projection for the current fiscal to 5.7 per cent on account of supply side impediments, firm crude oil prices and higher cost of raw materials.

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Retail inflation came at 6.30 per cent in May, and 6.26 per cent in June -- both above the upper limit of the RBI's target

India's inflation could go past RBI target rest of 2021, say report

Forecasts for gross domestic product were raised to a 9.2% expansion in the fiscal year ending March 2022, from the previous 9%, while the gross value added outlook edged down slightly to 9%.

Retail inflation eases slightly to 6.26%, remains above RBI's comfort level

Retail inflation remained elevated due to soaring fuel prices and costlier items in the food basket.

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Retail inflation eases slightly to 6.26% in June; May IIP at 29.3%

Inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained elevated due to soaring fuel prices and costlier items in the food basket

From households to FMCG companies, commodity inflation bites hard

The higher prices of widely used raw materials such as edible oils, pulses, television panels, and chipsets are burdening household budgets and threatening the margins of leading manufacturers

India's inflation likely edged up to seven-month high in June: Reuters poll

India's retail inflation probably accelerated to a seven-month high in June on rising food and fuel prices, staying above RBI's comfort zone for a second straight month, a Reuters poll showed

Retail inflation for industrial workers rises marginally to 5.24 pc in May

Retail inflation for industrial workers rose marginally to 5.24 per cent in May 2021 from 5.14 per cent in April mainly due to increase in prices of certain food items and petroleum products, as well as higher mobile phone charges. "Year-on-year inflation for the month (of May) stood at 5.24 per cent compared to 5.14 per cent for the previous month (April 2021) and 5.10 per cent during the corresponding month (May 2020) a year before," a labour ministry statement said. Similarly, it stated that food inflation stood at 5.26 per cent last month against 4.78 per cent in April 2021 and 5.88 per cent in the corresponding month a year ago. The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, has been compiling the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released ..