For the next five years, concluding on March 31, 2031, the Center announced the inflation target on Wednesday, maintaining it at 4% with a tolerance range of two percentage points on either side. This target band has successfully anchored inflation expectations between 2016 and 2026, according to evaluations of the framework. The administration maintained the…
According to data released on Monday by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India’s wholesale price inflation increased to a 10-month high of 1.81% year-over-year in January, up from 0.83% in December. The price increases were mostly caused by increases in non-food and food articles, textiles, basic metals, and other manufactured goods. From -1.0% in…
Headline CPI inflation increased to 1.3% year over year in December, up 62 basis points from 0.71% in November. But this month’s food inflation dropped to 2.7%, which is better than last November’s 3.9% decline. Comparing December 2025 to November 2025, this shows a 120 basis point increase in food inflation. Urban food inflation decreased…
Food inflation decreases to -5.02% in October, while CPI inflation falls to 0.25%. The government stated that CPI data shows the effects of the GST cut are evident in every sector. According to the government release, “the full month’s impact of the decline in GST, favorable base effect, and to drop in inflation of Oils…
The consumer price index (CPI), which measures retail inflation in India, decreased from 3.61% in February to 3.34% in March, a five-year-seven-month low, as food costs significantly decreased. Analysts believe that this will allow the RBI to stimulate growth by reducing interest rates by at least 50 basis points in FY26. In the face of…
According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday, in February 2025, India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation increased to 2.38% (provisional), mostly as a result of rising prices for food products, food article, other manufacturing, non-food item, and textile manufacturing. The WPI rate in January was 2.31 percent, which is…
Retail inflation in India, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 3.61% in February, a sharp decline from 4.31% in January, according to figures issued on Wednesday by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. This represents a decrease of 65 basis points from January 2025. After July 2024, this is the lowest inflation…
According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday, the main causes of India’s January 2025 wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation decline were price increases for the production of food products, food articles, other manufacturing, non-food items, textiles, etc. Compared to the WPI rate of 2.37 percent from the previous month,…
The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based retail inflation rate in India for January was 4.31%, a sharp decline from 5.22% in December, according to figures issued on Monday by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. After August 2024, this is the lowest year-over-year inflation rate, down 91 basis points from December 2024. In October, CPI…
In the next three to four months, scientists predict that favorable weather, above-normal monsoon rainfall, and improved rabi sowing will significantly reduce food inflation from its current levels. They assert that the prices of grains and edible oils continue to be a cause for concern and represent a short-term upside risk to the inflation trajectory….
