Page 23 - Retail Inflation

Industrial growth slows; retail inflation at 15-month high

The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rate rose to a 15-month high of 4.88% in November

Sept retail inflation for factory workers hits 2.89% from 4.14% a year ago

However, the figure is higher than 2.52% in August

IIP recovers to 4.3% in Aug, retail inflation steady at 3.28% in Sept

CPI rose to 3.38 in August from 2.36 in the previous month. Inflation had stood at 1.46% in June

Sept retail inflation at 6-month high on GST, public sector pay rise: Poll

Consumer inflation is forecast to have risen to 3.60 percent in September from a year ago

Rising food cost may push August retail inflation to 5-month high: Reuters poll

But rising price to complicate RBI's policy path as economic growth cooled to a three-year low in Q2

Retail inflation hits cinema tickets, biscuits, chocolates, cigarettes

Gold prices fall but cost of internet access rises further

Retail inflation to be within RBI's 2-6% target: BofAML

Wholesale inflation rose sharply to 1.88% in July from 0.90% in June 2017

Good monsoon expected to lead to bumper harvest, rein in retail inflation

The RBI expects retail inflation could accelerate to 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent in October-December

Retail inflation seen picking up for 1st time in 4 months in July: Poll

Vegetable prices have risen sharply following erratic monsoon rains

Inflation to rise noticeably to 4.4% in second half of 2017: Nomura report

Retail inflation hit a historically low level of 1.54% in June

Record low retail inflation of 1.54% shows macro-economic stability: CEA

Industrial output growth slumped to 1.7% in May

Retail inflation at 5-yr low as food prices ease, bolster rate cut hopes

At policy review last week, RBI left key interest rates unchanged, but lowered inflation projections

Amid agri unrest, May retail inflation at another low of 2.18%

New Delhi, 12 JuneRetail inflation for the month of May hit another series-low, coming down to 2.18 per cent. Consumer Price Index-based inflation (CPI) was 2.99 per cent in April and 5.76 per cent in May last year. Food prices entered a deflationary zone in May, with the Consumer Food Price Index at minus 1.05 per cent, as against 0.61 per cent this April and 7.47 per cent in May last year, official data showed on Monday.The headline figure of 2.18 per cent is the lowest since the series was introduced with a new base year in January 2015. This is a second month that retail inflation has hit a series-low. "The decrease can be ascribed to a decline in food prices, owing to falls in the price of cereals, fruits, egg, fish, meat, sugar and spices," said Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at CARE Ratings.The steepest fall was in pulses, at minus 19.45 per cent, and vegetables at minus 13.44 per cent. The foods and beverages category, 46 per cent of the CPI index, showed minus 0.22 per cent .

Retail inflation falls to record low in new series

RBI might still opt to hold repo rate: Experts

Retail inflation hits a low of 2.99% in April on lower food prices

CPI inflation stood at 5.47%

Retail inflation seen easing in April on lower food prices

RBI is concerned food prices may increase due to poor monsoon, forcing interest rates to rise

Delhi, J&K's January retail inflation twice the national average: Assocham

One of the plausible reasons could be the impact of demonetisation on the supply chain

January retail inflation falls to lowest in 2 years

Consumer Price Index-(CPI) based inflation for the month of January 2017 plunged to 3.17%

Retail inflation cools to three-year low of 3.4% in December

Food inflation was 1.37% last month, lower than a revised 2.03% in November

September retail inflation cools to 13-month low

Food inflation was 3.88%, down from 5.91% in August; makes room for more rate cut