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Ramazan inflation exposes Pakistan's weak market regulation
Updated : 5 days, 17 hours ago IST
Fruit and vegetable prices in Punjab surged during Ramazan, exceeding official rate lists and straining consumers. Vendors cite higher wholesale costs, while farmers face rising production expenses. Weak enforcement and supply-demand pressures continue to challenge Pakistan's price control s
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Consumer inflation likely to rise to 4.3 per cent in FY27 from 2.5 per cen
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Consumer inflation in India is expected to rise to 4.3 per cent in the financial year 2027 (April 2026 to March 2027), compared with an estimated 2.5 per cent in the current financial year, according to a report by Crisil.
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Benign commodity prices pull down January thali cost: Crisil report
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
The cost of home-cooked vegetarian (veg) and non-vegetarian (nonveg) thalis declined 1 per cent and 7 per cent year-on-year, respectively, amid benign commodity prices in January, according to 'Roti Rice Rate' report of Crisil Intelligence.
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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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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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Retail inflation stands at 1.33% in December, remains below RBI's medium-t
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Headline inflation in December 2025 increased by 62 basis points relative to November 2025. Inflation remained below the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4% for the 11th straight month.
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India retail inflation likely inched up to 1.66% in December as food price
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Retail inflation in India has likely edged up in December 2025 to 1.66 per cent from 0.71 per cent in November, with food prices strengthening across most segments of the food inflation basket, according to projections made by Union Bank of India.
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Food inflation remained at negative 2.78% in November as CPI rose to 0.71%
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Food inflation stayed in deflation during November 2025 at negative 2.78 per cent, rising from the record low of negative 3.7 per cent in October, even as overall consumer inflation edged up. A report by the Union Bank of India shows that the broader price trend in the economy continued to r
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Costs of veg, non-veg thalis dip 13% in Nov amid easing vegetable prices:
Updated : 3 months ago IST
However, on monthly basis, the cost of a vegetarian thali rose 2%, while that of a non-vegetarian thali dipped 1% in November. Potato and tomato prices rose 5% and 14%, respectively, leading to a rise in the overall cost of thalis, while the prices of other major commodities remained largel
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BRICS emerges as new global hub of food security
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The global food crisis continues to intensify, with new World Bank data showing sharp increases in food insecurity and inflation across low-income regions.
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Above-normal monsoon rains to cool food prices in H2FY26, but base effects
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Above-normal monsoon rains and improved sowing conditions are expected to support a benign food inflation trajectory in the second half of the Financial Year (FY) 2026. However, an adverse base is likely to push food inflation higher next year (FY27), according to ICICI Bank's Global Markets
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India's wholesale inflation bottomed out, may still remain negative throug
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
: India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) or wholesale inflation has "bottomed out" and will probably gain slight momentum from November onwards, even as it may still remain in negative territory for most of the remaining months of 2025-26, Union Bank of India said in a report.
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