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New Delhi: The year-on-year inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December 2025 stood at 1.33% (provisional) compared to December 2024. This was mainly attributed to higher inflation in personal care and effects, vegetables, meat and fish, eggs, spices, and pulses and products, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics &…
Mumbai18 minutes ago copy link The Reserve Bank may announce a reduction in repo rate by 0.25-0.5% in the coming months. Inflation has remained subdued due to reduction in food prices and the impact of the recent GST cut. For this reason, RBIU will get an opportunity to liberalize monetary policy to support economic growth….
New Delhi: Headline inflation is expected to ease further with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) projected at around 1.2 per cent for September 2025, aided by a continued decline in food prices, according to Bank of Baroda’s latest Price Picture report. The report attributes the moderation to sustained deflation in essential commodities and a sharp…
New Delhi: The year-on-year inflation rates based on the all-India consumer price index for agricultural labourers (CPI-AL) and rural labourers (CPI-RL) for August this year were estimated at 1.07 per cent and 1.26 per cent, respectively, figures released by the Ministry of Labour & Employment on Thursday showed. The food inflation for agricultural and rural…
New Delhi: India’s retail inflation rate, based on the Consumer Price Index, fell to a 4-month low of 5.22 per cent in December as prices of vegetables, pulses and sugar eased during the month bringing respite to household budgets, according to figures released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday. The easing of inflation reflects…
New Delhi: India’s retail inflation has declined to 5.48 per cent in November as compared to 6.21 per cent in October, as per the latest government data released on Thursday. This decline is primarily attributed to a drop in food prices, particularly vegetables which have helped reduce the overall inflation rate. This cooling of prices…
New Delhi: The soaring figures of retail inflation in September could force the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to continue with neutral stance for a longer duration, stated SBI research, adding that “first rate cut could be based on growth, and need not be inflation. “The research stated on the rationale that if inflation remains…
New Delhi: The Centre is expected to increase the dearness allowance (DA) by 4 percent, as per various media reports. If it is approved it will mark the second increase in both dearness allowance and dearness relief (DR) this year. The announcement is likely to come in September which would raise the current DA from…
New Delhi: The retail inflation rate for farm and rural workers eased to 6.17 per cent and 6.20 per cent, respectively, in July, a government statement said on Thursday. The retail inflation rates for farm and rural workers were 7.02 per cent and 7.04 per cent, respectively, in June this year, according to the Labour…