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India: CPI inflation rises to 3.21% in February 2026
Updated : 1 day, 23 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, 1 day 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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CPI inflation for January recorded at 2.75% under new base year
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Under the new arrangement, the base year has been revised from 2012 to 2024 using Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24. Further, now there are 12 Divisions in place of 6 Groups in accordance to Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP) 2018. The year-
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RBI likely to stay on hold as inflation pressures build: Crisil
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Crisil expected CPI inflation (for the 2011-12 series) to rise to 5% in the next fiscal, driven by the normalisation of food inflation from deflationary levels in the current fiscal. However, non-food inflation is expected to remain benign, supported by lower crude oil prices and the continu
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RBI projects retail inflation at 2.1% for FY26; warns of Q4 uptick
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday projected retail inflation for the current fiscal year (2025-26) at 2.1 per cent, even as it flagged potential "upside risks" from geopolitical tensions and volatile energy prices.
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Revision of base year to improve accuracy, support AI use: MoSPI Secretary
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"For AI and ML, data is the key raw material. It is therefore essential that data is harmonised so that it can be effectively used by AI systems," he said. Internally, MoSPI is already using artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy of data enumeration and to speed up decision-making p
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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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Nomura projects inflation to "drift gradually higher" in new CPI series
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Nomura, in its latest report, expects CPI inflation to "drift gradually higher in the coming months" following the transition to a 2024 base year. This overhaul includes updated weights that prioritize core categories over staple foods and introduces significant methodological upgrades to da
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RBI has room for 50 bps rate cut in 2026 after 125 bps easing in 2025: Rep
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India still has room for a further 50 basis points (bps) cut in policy rates in 2026, following bumper rate cuts of 125 bps in 2025, according to a report by IIFL Capital.
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US CPI inflation undershoots estimates; data distortion risk due to govern
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US consumer price inflation rose below market expectations in November, though concerns remain over data accuracy due to disruptions caused by the government shutdown, according to ICICI Bank Global Markets Research.
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India likely to witness above-trend growth of 7.5% in FY27: Axis Bank Rese
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Inflationary pressures are expected to remain contained despite faster growth. Axis Bank Research forecasts headline CPI inflation to average around 4% in FY27
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GST reforms may reduce retail inflation by 35 basis points in 2025-26: SBI
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The decline in Consumer Price Index (CPI) or retail inflation due to massive GST rate rationalisation has been around 25 bps so far in the September-November 2025 period, according to estimates put forth by SBI Research.
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