India Retail Inflation Higher Food Prices

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  Retail Inflation Rises To 6.21% In October, Compared To 5.49% In September

  Retail inflation rose to 6.21 per cent in October from 5.49 per cent in the preceding month mainly due to higher food prices, breaching the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) upper tolerance level, according to government data released today.

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  Retail Inflation Likely Picked Up In Nov On Higher Food Prices: Survey

  India's retail inflation likely picked up in November due to higher food prices after declining for three months, bringing it closer to the upper end of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) 2%-6% target range, a Reuters poll found.

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  Retail Inflation For Industrial Workers Rises To 6.4% In September On Higher Food Prices

  Retail inflation for industrial workers rose to 6.49 per cent in September from 5.85 per cent in August 2022 mainly due to higher prices of certain food items, according to the government data released on Monday.

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  India's September Retail Inflation Seen At 7.4%: Deutsche Bank

  The headline retail inflation is expected to rise to a five-month high of 7.4% in September, with the risk of going higher if the momentum of food and vegetable prices picks up further in the rest of the month, Deutsche Bank said.

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  Retail Inflation For Farm, Rural Workers Rise To 6.6%, 6.82% In July

  Retail inflation for farm and rural workers increased to 6.60 per cent and 6.82 per cent, respectively, in July mainly due to higher prices of certain food items.

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  Retail Inflation Likely Held Just Above 7% And RBI's Target Band In June: Report

  India's retail inflation likely held steady in June, but well above the Reserve Bank of India's tolerance limit for a sixth month as lower fuel and cooking oil prices offset higher services and food costs, a Reuters poll found.

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  RBI May Be Forced To Hike Rates Sooner As March Inflation Spikes To 6.95%

  The Reserve Bank of India may be forced to act faster on policy tightening after data showed retail inflation spiked sharply to nearly 7 per cent in March, and the fallout of the Ukraine war pushing energy rates higher was expected to add to the already spiralling price pressures.

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  Retail Inflation Rises To 17-Month High Of 6.95% In March Due To Higher Food, Oil Prices

  India's retail inflation for March 2022 rose to 6.95 per cent from 6.07 per cent in February 2022

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  Stagflation Threat Looms For Former World-Beating Economy India

  Economists are forecasting a rebound in growth to 6.2 per cent in the fiscal year through March 2021, although much will depend on how quickly global demand and domestic spending recovers.

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  Expect Another Rate Cut By RBI This Year, Say Experts

  Analysts polled by news agency Reuters had forecast that retail inflation will accelerate in March on slightly higher food prices but remain under the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 per cent.

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  Retail Inflation Stays Below RBI Target For Second Month In A Row

  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) primarily tracks consumer inflation data while formulating the monetary policy. The central bank is due to conduct its next policy review in December.

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  Retail Inflation For Industrial Workers Falls to 2.89% In September

  However, the figure is higher than 2.52% in August.

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  Goldman Sachs Raises India's Retail Inflation Forecast For 2016-17

  Financial services major Goldman Sachs has marginally revised upwards its forecast on Consumer Price Index-based inflation in India to 5.5 per cent for the fiscal year citing higher food prices but said the upside risks are limited due to delay in rollout of the pay commission award.

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  Inflation Could Soften From August: Expert

  India's annual consumer price inflation edged up to a slightly stronger-than-expected 5.77 per cent in June, mainly driven by higher food prices compared with 5.76 per cent in May, government data showed on Tuesday.

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  Retail Inflation Data Suggests No More Rate Cuts This Year: Experts

  India's annual consumer price inflation edged up to a stronger-than-expected 5.76 per cent in May, driven by higher prices of food and fuel products, government data showed on Monday.