This is the lowest year-on-year inflation since July 2019. The decline in inflation is attributed to a decrease in prices of vegetables, pulses and products, fruits, meat and fish, personal care and effects and cereals and products.
Gujarat's annual retail inflation rate (based on the Consumer Price Index - CPI) for March 2025 stands at 2.63 per cent, significantly lower than the national average of 3.34 per cent by 0.71 per cent, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implemen
Retail inflation in the month of March fell to 3.34 per cent from 3.61 % in February, according to the official data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) repo rate is expected to drop by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.00 per cent after the ongoing Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, according to Goldman Sachs.
Consumer price index (CPI) or retail inflation is likely to undershoot the Reserve Bank's target in the January-March 2025 quarter, opening more policy space for easing the policy rate, Bank of Baroda said.
"With benign inflation this month and going forward, we expect a cumulative rate cut over the cycle could be at least 75 basis points, with successive rate cuts in next policy April and June 2025. With an intervening gap in Aug'25, the rate cuts cycle could restart from Oct'25, says the repo
The much-awaited inflation data of United States (US) signals cooling in headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) standing at 2.8 per cent year-on-year, as per the data released by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
India's inflation outlook showed a significant improvement in February 2025, as the year-on-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate stood at 3.61 per cent, marking a decline of 65 basis points from the previous month.
On the inflation front, RBI expects Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation to ease to 4.8 per cent in FY25, with Q4 FY25 inflation projected at 4.4 per cent. For FY26, inflation is forecasted at 4.2 per cent, with quarterly estimates as Q1 FY26: 4.5 per cent, Q2 FY26: 4.0 per cent, Q3 FY26:
Inflation in India is expected to ease in the coming months, with Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation projected to remain in the range of 4.2-4.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of FY25, according to a report by Bank of Baroda.