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…
In November, India’s headline CPI inflation was 0.71% (YoY), 46 basis points higher than in October, when it had fallen to 0.25%, the lowest figure in the current CPI series. According to government data, rising costs for vegetables, eggs, meat and fish, spices, fuel, and light are the primary causes of the increase in headline…
The Reserve Bank of India unveiled a liquidity-boosting package that comprises a three-year USD/INR buy-sell swap and Rs 1 lakh crore in government bond OMO purchases, along with a unanimous 25 basis point repo rate drop to 5.25 percent. Governor Sanjay Malhotra stated that the central bank is still dedicated to supplying enough long-term liquidity,…
Retail inflation figures for October have reached their lowest levels ever. The October print came in at 0.3% due to food inflation dropping to -3.7% from -1.4% YoY in September and GST reductions in apparel, transportation, and healthcare easing core inflation outside of commodities. Although this near-zero figure appears optimistic on the surface, what does…
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…
Following a three-day meeting, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) retained the 5.5% repo rate. It’s not the main news, though. The central bank has announced important steps to fortify the banking industry. The FY26 GDP forecasts have also been increased to 6.8%. Additionally, for FY26, the Reserve Bank of India forecasted CPI inflation at…
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…
In light of strong agricultural output and declining crude prices, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced its inflation forecast for FY26 on Wednesday from 4.2% to 4% from 4.2% in February. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) examined the state of the economy during its policy meeting and identified a significant improvement in food…
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…
