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Retail inflation likely to stay negative excluding gold; RBI faces policy
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The retail inflation excluding gold is expected to remain negative over the next two months, said a report by SBI Research, highlighting an unusually low-inflation environment in India.
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India's FY26 retail inflation expected at 2.4-2.5%; likely to undershoot R
Updated : 4 months ago IST
India's retail inflation is expected to undershoot RBI's target (2.6 per cent) in the current fiscal 2025-26, Bank of Baroda said in a report on Wednesday, as the country's Consumer Price Index reported a record low in October.
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India records lowest retail inflation drop in October, GST rate cuts helpe
Updated : 4 months ago IST
India's retail inflation fell sharply to 0.25 per cent in October 2025, lowest year-on-year inflation of the current CPI series, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Wednesday.
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Per plate food cost in India moderated in October as overall inflation coo
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Costs of home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis declined 17 per cent and 12 per cent year-on-year in October, respectively, primarily because of a steep decline in the prices of vegetables and pulses, according to Crisil Intelligence's latest Roti Rice Rate (RRR) report.
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Retail inflation expected to decline on high base and GST reform impact in
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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.
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India's CPI inflation drops to 1.54% in September, lowest since 2017
Updated : 5 months ago IST
India's retail inflation fell sharply to 1.54 per cent in September 2025, marking the lowest level in over eight years, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday. The decline was primarily driven by a sustained fall in food pri
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Rabi MSP hike to have muted impact on inflation: Report
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The government's recent announcement of Minimum Support Price (MSP) hikes for six rabi crops is expected to have a limited impact on retail inflation, according to the ICICI Bank Global Markets report.
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Economists lower India inflation forecasts despite August uptick; GST refo
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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August inflation above 2% dents hopes of October rate cut: SBI Research
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With August inflation slightly above the 2 per cent mark, hopes for a rate cut in October have dimmed, said SBI Research in its latest report.
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Retail inflation inches up to 2.07% in August, but well within RBI target
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
India's retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), inched up marginally to 2.07 per cent in August 2025 on a year-on-year basis, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Friday.
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Retail inflation eases to 1.55% in July 2025, lowest since June 2017
Updated : 7 months ago IST
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.
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RBI revises retail inflation downward to 3.1% for FY26 from 3.7% projectio
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised its Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation projection for the financial year 2025-26 downward to 3.1% for the financial year 2026 (FY26), a significant reduction from the 3.7 per cent forecast made in June.
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