March Retail Inflation

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  Retail Inflation Declines To 4.85% In March, A Five-Month Low

  Retail inflation declined to a five-month low of 4.85 per cent in March mainly due to cooling food prices, according to official data released on Friday.

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  India's Retail Inflation Falls To 4.7% In April, Lowest Since November 2021

  India's retail inflation fell from 5.66 per cent in March to 4.7 per cent in April, the first time since November 2021 when it fell below 5 per cent.

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  Retail Inflation Falls To 5.6% In March From 6.4% In February

  India's consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation eased to 5.6 per cent from 6.4 per cent in February, government data showed today.

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  RBI Sees Inflation Falling Below 6% By March 2023, To Keep "Arjuna's Eye" On Prices: Governor

  RBI, however, retained its 6.7 per cent average retail inflation forecast for the current fiscal.

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  Inflation To Fall To Within RBI's Target Range By March 2023: Report

  Morgan Stanley expects India's retail inflation to track within the Reserve Bank of India's target band by March 2023.

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  Inflation Likely To Ease Below RBI's Upper Limit Target Of 6% by March: Report

  Retail inflation may ease below 6 per cent by the fourth quarter of this financial year, bringing an end to the current cycle of rate hikes, analysts said over the weekend.

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  July Retail Inflation Eased To A Four-Month Low Of 6.71%, But Above RBI's Target

  Retail inflation eased to an annual 6.71 per cent in July, the lowest since March, but above the upper limit of the Reserve Bank of India's target range for seven straight months.

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  March Quarter GDP Growth Better Than Expected, Says Chief Economic Adviser

  Though India is not unaffected by global inflationary pressures, it is better placed compared to several developed economies, Mr Nageswaran added

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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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  Retail Inflation Likely To Remain At More Than 6% Mark In March

  Retail inflation is likely to surge further and could be in the range of 6.1 to 6.3 per cent in March, owing to rising crude oil and food prices

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  Inflation Likely Sped Up To A 16-Month High In March On Spiraling Food Costs: Report

  Retail inflation likely sped up to a 16-month high of 6.35 per cent in March, well above the Reserve Bank of India's upper tolerance band for a third straight month, in part due to a sustained rise in food prices, a Reuters poll found.

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  Imported Price Pressures Dominate; Inflation To Exceed RBI's Target Again: Barclays

  Retail inflation in March likely exceeded the Reserve Bank of India's upper end of the target range, once again, driven by higher energy costs, but the central bank will mostly overlook the rising price pressures as temporary, wrote economists at Barclays in a research note.

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  India's GDP Growth Likely To Improve In March Quarter? Key Indicators To Watch

  Q4 GDP Data Preview: According to a poll conducted by news agency Reuters, economists warned the outlook is either 'weak and prone to further downgrades' or 'fragile, with a limited downside.'

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  Benign Food Prices Likely Dragged Retail Inflation To 3-Month Low In April: Poll

  Consumer price inflation was predicted to cool to 4.20 per cent in April, just above the RBI's four per cent mid-point target and down from March's four-month high of 5.52 per cent