Headline Inflation

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: Headline CPI inflation rose sharply to 6.3 per cent in May 2021 led by broad-based pick-up across all major groups.

During the period under review, headline CPI inflation averaged 3.9 per cent in India with a decline in inflation volatility, testimony to the success of FIT in terms of its primary mandate, RBI says

Official data on Monday showed retail inflation worsened to 6.09 per cent in June from 5.84% in March, as the government released a headline figure after a gap of two months.

Official data on Monday showed retail inflation worsened to 6.09 per cent in June from 5.84 per cent in March, as the government released a headline figure after a gap of two months.

Government had suspended the release of inflation headline numbers for April and May due to inadequate data

Data comes days after government put off the release of headline consumer price inflation numbers for April and May due to inadequate data collection.

The government put off the release of headline consumer price inflation numbers for April and May due to inadequate data collection.

Wholesale or headline inflation - the rate of increase in wholesale prices - is gauged by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI).

The central bank had earlier estimated headline inflation at 3.5-3.7 per cent for the second half of the ongoing fiscal.

Wholesale or headline inflation - the rate of increase in wholesale prices - is gauged by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI).

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Onions have a weight of 0.6 per cent in the overall inflation basket and contribute about 10 per cent to the vegetable basket. The inflation-targeting Reserve Bank of India expects food prices to stabilize, while forecasting headline inflation to stay well below its medium term target of 4 per cent for the rest of the fiscal year through March.

Mr Das noted that "growth impulses have clearly weakened", while the headline inflation trajectory is projected to remain below 4 per cent throughout 2019-20 even after considering the expected transmission of the past two policy rate cuts.

November headline inflation fell to its lowest in 17 months, to 2.33 per cent, well below the RBI's medium-term target of 4 per cent.

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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: Headline CPI inflation rose sharply to 6.3 per cent in May 2021 led by broad-based pick-up across all major groups.

During the period under review, headline CPI inflation averaged 3.9 per cent in India with a decline in inflation volatility, testimony to the success of FIT in terms of its primary mandate, RBI says

Official data on Monday showed retail inflation worsened to 6.09 per cent in June from 5.84% in March, as the government released a headline figure after a gap of two months.

Official data on Monday showed retail inflation worsened to 6.09 per cent in June from 5.84 per cent in March, as the government released a headline figure after a gap of two months.

Government had suspended the release of inflation headline numbers for April and May due to inadequate data

Data comes days after government put off the release of headline consumer price inflation numbers for April and May due to inadequate data collection.

The government put off the release of headline consumer price inflation numbers for April and May due to inadequate data collection.

Wholesale or headline inflation - the rate of increase in wholesale prices - is gauged by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI).

The central bank had earlier estimated headline inflation at 3.5-3.7 per cent for the second half of the ongoing fiscal.

Wholesale or headline inflation - the rate of increase in wholesale prices - is gauged by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI).

Mina Chang sports a subtle smile on the cover of a Time magazine "Special Edition," with a swaggering headline that reads, "We change the world: Modern humanitarian in the digital age."

Onions have a weight of 0.6 per cent in the overall inflation basket and contribute about 10 per cent to the vegetable basket. The inflation-targeting Reserve Bank of India expects food prices to stabilize, while forecasting headline inflation to stay well below its medium term target of 4 per cent for the rest of the fiscal year through March.

Mr Das noted that "growth impulses have clearly weakened", while the headline inflation trajectory is projected to remain below 4 per cent throughout 2019-20 even after considering the expected transmission of the past two policy rate cuts.

November headline inflation fell to its lowest in 17 months, to 2.33 per cent, well below the RBI's medium-term target of 4 per cent.

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