India Retail Inflation

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  Food Gets Cheaper, But India's Cost Of Living Still High In December

  For Indian households, December's inflation data delivers a story of mixed relief. Even as headline retail inflation inched up to 1.33% from 0.71% in November, food prices continued to remain in deflation for a seventh consecutive month.

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  Retail Inflation Rises To 1.33% In December, Highest In 3 Months

  Retail inflation rose to a three-month high of 1.33 per cent in December 2025 mainly due to higher prices of kitchen essentials, including vegetables and protein-rich items.

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  Retail Inflation Rises To 0.71% In November, Below RBI Target Of 2-6%

  India's annual retail inflation quickened to 0.71% year-on-year in November, picking up from a record low in October, as the pace of decline in food prices slowed, government data showed on Friday.

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  RBI Slashes Repo Rate By 25 Basis Points To 5.25%, Loans To Get Cheaper

  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed its repo rate by 25 basis points from 5.5% to 5.25%, the central bank's governor Sanjay Malhotra announced this morning.

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  Retail Inflation Slips To Over 8-Year Low Of 1.54 % In September

  Retail inflation slowed to an over 8-year low of 1.54 per cent in September and slipped below Reserve Bank's comfort zone mainly due to subdued prices of vegetables, fruits and pulses, showed government data released on Monday.

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  Retail Inflation Slips To Over 6-Year Low Of 2.1% In June

  Retail inflation slipped to a more than six-year low of 2.1 per cent in June mainly due to subdued prices of food items, including vegetables, pulses, meat, and milk.

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  Sensex Up 281 Points As Retail Inflation Drops To 6-Year Low In April

  Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade as retail inflation eased to a nearly 6-year low of 3.16% in April, creating enough room for the Reserve Bank to go for another round of rate cut in the June monetary policy review.

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  Retail Inflation Falls To 3.34% In March, Lowest Since August 2019

  Retail inflation dipped marginally to a nearly six-year low of 3.34 per cent in March due to a decline in prices of vegetables and protein-rich items.

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  Retail Inflation Eases To 3.61% In February: Government Data

  Retail inflation slipped to 3.61 per cent in February mainly due to the decline in the rate of price rise in vegetables and protein-rich items, creating space for the Reserve Bank of India for second reduction in interest rate next month.

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  Retail Inflation Eases To 5-Month Low In January

  Retail inflation slowed to 4.31 per cent in January mainly due to lower food prices, according to official data released on Wednesday.