Retail Inflation

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  Retail Inflation Shoots Up To 5.54% In September, Onion Prices Double

  The figure was released day after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the benchmark lending rate or the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent - a move to curb inflation.

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  CPI At 4.45%, Core Stays Sticky; BofA Still Sees 50-Bp FY27 Rate Hikes Ahead

  The increase in CPI was led by food inflation, which rose to 5.2% in line with expectations. On a month-on-month basis, headline inflation increased 0.9%, with food prices rising 2%, while fuel prices declined.

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  Retail Inflation Crosses RBI Target In 50% Of States, Telangana Tops The List

  Food, transport and precious metal prices pushed June retail inflation to a six-month high, with half of India's states exceeding the RBI's 4% target.

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  Retail Inflation 3.93% In May, Up From 3.48% In April

  Retail Inflation 3.93% In May, Up From 3.48% In April

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  US Retail Inflation Jumps To 2-Year High Over Iran War's Economic Shock

  The US has spent millions of dollars on military operations, and the economy has begun to show warning signs in retail inflation, particularly in energy.

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  Centre Sets Target Of Maintaining Retail Inflation At 4% For 5 Years

  To control the price rise, the government in 2016 gave a mandate to the RBI to keep the retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side for five years ending March 31, 2021.

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  January Retail Inflation Hits 2.75% As India Debuts Modernised CPI Basket

  In a first for the new CPI series, India's retail inflation data rose to 2.75% in January 2026. The base year for the CPI has been moved to 2024 from 2012 earlier and the basket expanded from 299 to 358 items.

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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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  December CPI: India's Retail Inflation At 1.33%, Food Items Remain In Negative

  The Consumer Price Based-inflation was 1.33%, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.

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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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  India's Retail Inflation Hits Record Low Of 0.25% In October On GST Cuts, Dwindling Food Prices

  The government attributed the decline in headline inflation to the reduction in GST rates, favourable base effect and drop in food prices.

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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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  GST Rate Cuts To Lower India's Retail Inflation By One Percentage Point: Economists

  GST Rate Cuts: Apart from lowering inflation, GST rationalisation is expected to boost consumption and provide a leg up to private consumption.

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  CPI Inflation Remains Below Estimates: More Space For Rate Cuts?

  With food prices showing a declining trend even in July 2025, this trend is likely to continue, said Aditi Gupta, economist, Bank of Baroda.

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  Morgan Stanley Expects Retail Inflation To Climb Back To 4% By March 2026

  The brokerage sees a likelihood of another rate cut of 25bps in the December quarter policy.