India's retail price inflation is projected to progressively align with the 4% target, driven by declining global commodity prices and supply-side improvements. The Economic Survey highlights the need ...

On a sequential basis, the index declined sharply by 2.4 per cent, after a fall of 0.5 per cent in December. "Edible oil prices were also lower. We, thus, expect a significant moderation in headline ...

Last month, the Reserve Bank of India raised the inflation projection for the current fiscal year to 4.8 per cent from 4.5 per cent. It also said the lingering food price pressures are likely to ...

The headline retail inflation rate in December, based on Consumer Price Index (Combined), has slipped below the upper limit of the 4+/- 2 per cent band of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) medium-term ...

One of the first question any new governor might ask is, what is the basis of the 4% inflation target? The answer lies in the Chakravarty Committee Report, which incidentally completes 40 years in ...

Inflation for rural areas was recorded at 5.76 per cent, while urban inflation stood lower at 4.58 per cent. The Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), which measures food inflation, recorded a ...

New Delhi: The country’s retail inflation is expected to decline to 4.5 per cent in the last quarter (January-March) of the financial year 2024-25 (FY25), while the overall average inflation for the ...

and urban inflation eased to 4.58 per cent from 4.83 per cent in November, the NSO data showed. Food inflation for the month in review stood at 8.39 per cent, down from 9.04 per cent in November 2024.

“While the projection for inflation for Q4 is 4.5 per cent, the present depreciation in the rupee will be an additional concern as this can lead to higher imported inflation, especially on oil ...

Rural inflation remained higher at 5.8% in December than 4.6% in urban areas. Out of 22 states and UTs, inflation was higher in 10 than the national average, with Chhattisgarh leading at 7.6%, ...

Bangladesh's overall inflation has dropped to single digits for the first time in four months, while food inflation has also eased but remains in double digits. According to updated data from the ...

KARACHI: Consumer price index (CPI) inflation eased significantly to 2.4% year-on-year in January 2025, down from 4.1% in December, fresh data revealed on Monday. It was a sharp decline from the ...