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Pakistan's July inflation rises to 4.1 pc amid fuel, food price hikes
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Pakistan's inflation surged to 4.1 per cent in July, driven primarily by rising costs of non-perishable food items and the Pakistani government-administered increases in energy tariffs, The Express Tribune reported. While still within the country's Finance Ministry's projected range of 3.5 p
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"Small samosa, big samosa," BJP's Ravi Kishan seeks law to regulate price,
Updated : 1 year ago IST
What does a consumer do if he finds difference in the size of samosa in different areas even as the price is the same. Or how does he feel confident that the food product he is purchasing has the ingredients he is being charged for. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Kishan rasied this
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India's retail inflation hits new 6-year low, driven by falling food price
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to the statistics ministry, the year-on-year inflation rate based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June was 2.10 per cent (provisional), a decline of 72 basis points in headline inflation from May 2025. It is the lowest year-on-year inflation since January 2019.
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Wholesale inflation likely rose to 0.8% in June on food, fuel price surge:
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Wholesale inflation in India likely surged to 0.80 per cent year-on-year in June 2025 from 0.39 per cent in May, mainly due to a month-on-month rise in food, fuel and core inflation, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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Volatility in global commodity prices amid ongoing geopolitical tensions c
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Volatile global commodity prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions could disrupt supply chains and fuel inflationary pressures impacting food prices, said a report by Centrum.
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Cut in edible oil import duty and above normal monsoon likely to further e
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The recent above normal rainfall and a significant cut in import duties on edible oils are expected to support easing food inflation in the coming months, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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Retail inflation likely to ease to 6-year low of 3% in May on cooling food
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Retail inflation, or the Consumer Price Index (CPI), will continue to moderate to 3.0 per cent in May, a six-year low, mainly due to the sequential moderation in prices of cereals and pulses even as most other segments started to strengthen, according to a Union Bank of India (UBI) report.
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RBI confident of keeping inflation below 4% over the year in FY26: Annual
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has expressed confidence in aligning headline inflation with its target of 4.0 per cent over a 12-month horizon, supported by easing food prices and favourable economic conditions.
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Rising gold prices and global tariff tensions poised to push CPI higher in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The ongoing global tariff wars and the continued rise in gold prices will significantly impact the overall consumer price index (CPI) in the upcoming months, even if food prices remain stable, according to a report by the Union Bank of India (UBI).
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WPI inflation likely eased to 2.1% in March on lower food, fuel prices: Un
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation is expected to ease to 2.1 per cent year-on-year in March 2025, down from 2.4 per cent in February, mainly due to a seasonal decline in food prices, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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India's wholesale inflation likely fell to 2 pc in February from 2.3 pc in
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation is expected to decline to 2 per cent in February 2025 from 2.3 per cent in January, primarily due to a drop in oil prices and a seasonal decline in food prices, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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Price of Vegetarian Thali drops while Non-Veg Thali surges in February: Cr
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian thali declined by 1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in February, while the price of a non-vegetarian thali increased by around 6 per cent, according to a report by Crisil.
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