Page 19 - Retail Inflation

WPI inflation eases in sync with retail, but core spikes in December

Softens to four-month low of 1.22% in December from 1.55% in November as food items enter deflationary zone; core inflation at 2-year high of 4.2%

Fall in food prices helps retail inflation ease to 4.6% in December

After a year of high inflation-low growth, a sharp dip in food inflation tames the headline number

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 5.27% in November

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 5.27 per cent in November compared to 5.91 per cent in October, mainly due to lower prices of certain food items. "Year-on-year inflation based on all items stood at 5.27 per cent for November, 2020 as compared to 5.91 per cent for the previous month (October) and 8.61 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year," a labour ministry statement said. It said that the food inflation stood at 7.48 per cent in November as against 8.21 per cent in the previous month. Food inflation was at 9.87 per cent in the year-ago period. The retail inflation measured in terms of all-India CPI-IW (Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers) for November increased by 0.4 points and stood at 119.9 points. The maximum upward pressure in the current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing (+) 0.25 percentage points to the total change. At an item level, prices of Rice, Arhar Dal, Fish Fresh, Milk, Mustard Oil, Soyabean Oil, ..

Retail inflation peaked in Oct, but rate cuts unlikely in 2021: Report

Retail inflation is unlikely to come down enough for the Reserve Bank to make rate cuts in the whole of 2021, says Nomura

Retail inflation for agricultural labourers eases to 6% in November

This was mainly due to lower prices of food items

Retail inflation moderates to three-month low of 6.93% in November

Remains above RBI tolerance limit

Retail inflation declines to 6.93% in Nov on softer food prices

Retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 7.61 per cent in October

Rising inflation, crude oil are a new worry for financial markets: Analysts

Over the past one month (since November 13), Brent crude oil prices have surged nearly 18 per cent to $50.34 a barrel now

RBI pegs retail inflation at 6.8 percent for the December quarter

The Reserve Bank of India said retail inflation is likely to remain elevated and pegged it at 6.8 per cent for the third quarter of the current fiscal

RBI Monetary Policy: Here's what to expect from the December meeting

The members of the Reserve Bank of India's fourth bi-monthly monetary policy Committee began their three-day meeting today, and are expected to announce the outcome on Friday

October retail inflation for industrial workers increases to 5.91%

The retail inflation for industrial workers increased to 5.91 per cent in October.

Bengal, Telangana, Odisha and Andhra worst affected by rising inflation

Price rise in rural areas leads to four states recording inflation in double digits

Retail inflation refuses to cool down, prints 7.61% in October

Pulses, veggies, fuel, mobility and connectivity dominate price rise as economy recovers

Retail inflation inches up to 7.61% in October on rising food prices

The rise in general inflation was mainly on account of elevated food prices

Retail food inflation may remain high for a few months, say experts

Good harvest may not help, they say, as the rise in price is being fueled by commodities

Retail inflation eases marginally to 6.25% for farm, rural workers in Sept

Point-to-point rate of inflation based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL decreased to 6.25 per cent and 6.10 per cent in September from 6.32 per cent and 6.28 per cent, respectively in August, a labour ministry st

Food prices push retail inflation to 8-month high of 7.34% in Sept

Inflation above RBI's comfort zone of 6% for six straight months, Q2 inflation slightly higher than MPC's projection, MPC may refrain from cutting rate in December policy too

Retail inflation rises to 7.34% in September over higher food prices

The rate of price rise in the food basket was 10.68 per cent in September compared to 9.05 per cent in August, as per the data released by the National Statistical Office

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 5.63% in August

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 5.63 per cent in August as compared to 6.31 per cent in the same month a year ago, mainly due to lower prices of certain food items

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