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India: CPI inflation rises to 3.21% in February 2026
Updated : 1 day, 19 hours ago IST
India's Consumer Price Index or retail inflation in February was recorded at 3.21 per cent, official data showed on Thursday.
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Most states record CPI inflation below 3% in January 2026; Telangana highe
Updated : 1 week ago IST
India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation remained subdued across most states in January 2026, under the new CPI series, with the majority reporting inflation below the 3 per cent mark, according to a report by SBI Research.
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Revised CPI basket signals shift toward services, lower food weight, infla
Updated : 1 week ago IST
The new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with base year 2024 reflects significant structural changes in consumption patterns and inflation measurement, but is unlikely to materially alter the overall inflation outlook, according to a report by SBI Research.
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CPI likely to stay below 4% even under new series due to better balance of
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
The consumer price index (CPI) is expected to remain below the 4 per cent target level even under the new series due to a fine balancing of weights, according to a report by Bank of Baroda.
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CPI new method market additions skewed towards few states, UP, Maharashtra
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Consumer Price Index (CPI) new method market additions for the calculation of the inflation data skewed towards few states as UP, Maharashtra accounts for 43 per cent of new markets, highlighted a report by SBI.
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CPI base revision has limited impact, RBI likely to hold rates in coming q
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The revision in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) base year has had a limited impact on monetary policy interpretation, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to maintain status quo on interest rates in the coming quarters, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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CPI base year revision to help monetary, fiscal policy decision making: CE
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Chief Economic Advisor Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said that the Consumer Price Index, based on the revised base year, will improve the quality of monetary and fiscal policy decisions.
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India revises CPI base to 2024, food share in household spending declines,
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
India has revised the base year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 2024 from 2012 to reflect changes in consumption patterns, improved data sources and updated methodologies, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), Saurabh Garg, said today.
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Inflation needs monitoring in FY27 as new CPI series kicks in: SBI Researc
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The trajectory of inflation needs to be monitored before taking a monetary policy call by the Reserve Bank in 2026-27, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) series set to come into effect soon, said SBI Research in a report.
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Economists back RBI's wait-and-watch stance, say it reflects growth confid
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Principal Economist at Crisil, said the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision was in line with expectations and underscored a cautious wait-and-watch approach. She noted that the MPC is factoring in a likely rise in inflation in the first half of the next fiscal year even as growth rema
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"AI is recommendation system but data is decision-maker system": Chairman
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"Different people mean different things when they say use of AI. AI, what I would call is a recommendation system where you explore and it may throw up things which you have not thought of. But data is a decision-maker system, we are still far away from that," he said urging the need to work
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CPI base year revision may push overall inflation up by 20-30 bps: SBI rep
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
After the revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) base year, overall CPI inflation is expected to rise marginally by 20-30 basis points (bps), according to a report by SBI Ecowrap.
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