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Retail inflation in India breaches 5 pc in June, triggered by food prices
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
India's retail inflation rate hardened in June, taking a departure from the moderation it witnessed in the past months, pushed by rising food prices.
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WPI Food Index increased from 5.52 pc in April to 7.40 pc in May
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Wholesale food prices have skyrocketed month-on-month in May, with official data showing that the Whole Price Index for food rising from 5.52 per cent in April to 7.40 per cent in May.
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Retail inflation eases to 4.75 % in May, downward trend continues
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The data indicates differentiated inflation rates for rural and urban areas, with rural inflation at 5.28 per cent and urban inflation at 4.15 per cent.
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Retail inflation eases marginally in April but no respite in food inflatio
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
India's retail inflation eased to 4.83 per cent in April, down from 4.85 per cent in March. However, consumer food price inflation surged to 8.70 per cent from 8.52 per cent last month, according to data from the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.
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Veg thali in India got dearer in April on rising costs of kitchen staples:
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The average cost of preparing a thali at home was calculated based on input prices prevailing in north, south, east and west India.
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With above normal monsoon, new import contracts for pulses Food prices wil
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"Further easing of food prices is on the anvil as IMD has predicted above-normal rainfall during the monsoon season, which is likely to lead to higher production, assuming good spatial and temporal distribution of the rainfall," says March 2024, monthly economic review of the finance mini
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Food prices a challenge for final descent in inflation: RBI policy minutes
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Pressure in food prices has been interrupting the ongoing disinflation process in India, and posing challenges for the final descent of inflation trajectory to the 4 per cent target, as per minutes of RBI's monetary policy meeting that was held earlier this month.
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Hamas slashes food prices, contradicting reports of Gaza famine
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Contradicting claims of famine in Gaza, Hamas lowered the prices of food, while residents said the problem was a lack of money to purchase the basics.
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Retail inflation eases to 5.09 per cent in February 2024
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the provisional figures provided by the NSO, the retail inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (General), stood at 5.09 per cent in February 2024.
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India's retail inflation eases to 5.10 pc in January
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Retail inflation in India declined to 5.10 per cent in January due to an easing in food prices, according to the data released by the government on Monday
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Displaced families in Gaza grapple with cramped conditions in humanitarian
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The cramped living conditions, soaring food prices, and poor sanitation are further intensified by severe restrictions on the entry of essential supplies into the coastal strip.
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Uncertainties in food prices to push inflation higher in November-December
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Uncertainties in food prices along with unfavourable base effects are likely to lead to a pick-up in retail inflation in November and December, the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India observed in their latest review meeting.
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