India's retail inflation is expected to decline further in October 2025, driven by a high base effect, delayed seasonality in food prices, and the full impact of recent GST reforms, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
India's agriculture productive zones are facing a mixed situation with severe flooding in some regions and rainfall deficit in others, creating upward risks for food inflation, according to a report released by Union Bank of India.
India's retail inflation edged up modestly in August, but economists and industry leaders believe the rise is temporary and unlikely to upset the country's broader price stability, partly due to recent GST reforms.
Wholesale inflation in India likely turned positive in August 2025, rising to 0.45 per cent year-on-year after recording a contraction of -0.58 per cent in July, according to a report by Union Bank of India (UBI).
India's retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), eased sharply to 1.55% in July 2025 on a year-on-year basis, marking the lowest level since June 2017, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Tuesday.
Wholesale inflation in India likely fell to a near two-year low in July 2025, driven by a sharp drop in food and fuel prices, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
Food commodity prices have largely remained stable and well-contained throughout the current calendar year, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said in a statement Friday.
Rising food prices across Pakistan's Punjab province have sparked widespread public frustration, with consumers consistently forced to pay well above the officially fixed rates for everyday essentials, The Express Tribune reported.
India's kharif sowing has recorded a significant 4.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase as of July 18, 2025, supported by an above-normal monsoon and improved reservoir levels across the country, according to a recent report by Bank of Baroda.
Kharif sowing in India is off to a strong start this year, recording an 11.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase and it bodes well for the food inflation outlook for the year, according to a recent report by ICICI Bank.
The wholesale inflation in the country continued to ease in May 2025, with the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation falling to 0.39 per cent, down from 0.85 per cent recorded in April, according to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Monday.
India's retail inflation is expected to rise after December this year and average around 4.5 per cent in the next financial year (FY27), according to a new report by ICICI Bank.