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.
As the base effect on food fades, headline Consumer Price Index or retail inflation is likely to edge up slightly to average at 2.5 per cent this financial year 2025-26, Crisil has asserted.
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.
The continued spurt in food prices and fading of the high base effect likely led to a spike in October retail inflation figures. According to a report by the Union Bank of India, retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index is seen jumping to 6.15 per cent, breaching RBI's 6 per cent t
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The retail inflation in India though is in RBI's 2-6 per cent comfort level but is above the ideal 4 per cent scenario. Inflation has been a concern for many countries, including advanced economies, but India has largely managed to steer its inflation trajectory quite well.