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Inflation needs monitoring in FY27 as new CPI series kicks in: SBI Researc
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The trajectory of inflation needs to be monitored before taking a monetary policy call by the Reserve Bank in 2026-27, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) series set to come into effect soon, said SBI Research in a report.
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Economists back RBI's wait-and-watch stance, say it reflects growth confid
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Principal Economist at Crisil, said the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision was in line with expectations and underscored a cautious wait-and-watch approach. She noted that the MPC is factoring in a likely rise in inflation in the first half of the next fiscal year even as growth rema
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"AI is recommendation system but data is decision-maker system": Chairman
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"Different people mean different things when they say use of AI. AI, what I would call is a recommendation system where you explore and it may throw up things which you have not thought of. But data is a decision-maker system, we are still far away from that," he said urging the need to work
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CPI base year revision may push overall inflation up by 20-30 bps: SBI rep
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks 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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Base year revision of key indicators to support better-calibrated monetary
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra, has welcomed National Statistical Office (NSO) under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation's (MoSPI) base year revision of key economic indicators -- Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and Index of Ind
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Wholesale inflation rises to 0.83% in December 2025 as manufacturing and p
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The annual rate of inflation based on the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number reached 0.83 per cent (provisional) for the month of December 2025 compared to the same month in 2024.
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Indian gas exchange benchmark declines 18% YoY on softer global demand
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Indian Gas Exchange's benchmark price index, GIXI, fell by 18 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to reach Rs 994 or USD 11 per MMBtu in December 2025. This downward trend in domestic prices aligned with international market movements, influenced by increased supply, a mild winter in Europe, and
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India retail inflation likely inched up to 1.66% in December as food price
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks 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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Wholesale inflation remains in negative territory at -0.32% in Nov, despit
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The annual rate of inflation based on the All-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) recorded a contraction of 0.32 per cent for the month of November 2025, compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industr
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GST reforms may reduce retail inflation by 35 basis points in 2025-26: SBI
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The decline in Consumer Price Index (CPI) or retail inflation due to massive GST rate rationalisation has been around 25 bps so far in the September-November 2025 period, according to estimates put forth by SBI Research.
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India retail inflation to average 2.5% in 2025-26 fiscal: Crisil
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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India's retail inflation rises to 0.71% in November
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's retail inflation or Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 0.71 per cent in November 2025, marking an increase of 46 basis points compared to October 2025, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Friday.
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