India: CPI inflation rises to 3.21% in February 2026

India's Consumer Price Index or retail inflation in February was recorded at 3.21 per cent, official data showed on...

Most states record CPI inflation below 3% in January 2026

India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation remained subdued across most states in January 2026, under the new CPI...

Revised CPI basket signals shift toward services

The new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with base year 2024 reflects significant structural changes in consumption...

CPI likely to stay below 4% even under new series due to better

The consumer price index (CPI) is expected to remain below the 4 per cent target level even under the new series due...

CPI new method market additions skewed towards few states

Consumer Price Index (CPI) new method market additions for the calculation of the inflation data skewed towards few...

CPI base revision has limited impact, RBI likely to hold rates

The revision in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) base year has had a limited impact on monetary policy interpretation,...

'CPI base year revision to help monetary, fiscal policy decision'

Chief Economic Advisor Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said that the Consumer Price Index, based on the revised base...

India revises CPI base to 2024; food share in household spending

India has revised the base year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 2024 from 2012 to reflect changes in...

'Inflation needs monitoring in FY27 as new CPI series kicks in'

The trajectory of inflation needs to be monitored before taking a monetary policy call by the Reserve Bank in...

Economists back RBI’s wait-and-watch stance

Principal Economist at Crisil, said the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision was in line with expectations and...

"AI is recommendation system but data is decision-maker system"

"Different people mean different things when they say use of AI. AI, what I would call is a recommendation system...

CPI base year revision may push overall inflation up by 20-30...

After the revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) base year, overall CPI inflation is expected to rise marginally...