Retail inflation inches up to 5.37% in February
Rising for the third straight month, retail inflation in February rose to 5.37 percent compared to the 5.11 percent in the month of January.
Mar 12, 2015, 18:23 PM IST
Retail inflation target band could tighten in 5-10 years: Raghuram Rajan
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said the target band for retail inflation could tighten much further in the future as the central bank becomes more comfortable with it.
Mar 06, 2015, 16:09 PM IST
Retail inflation rises to 5.11% in January on costlier food
Retail inflation moved up to 5.11 percent in January month-on-month, measured on a new base year 2012, mainly due to dearer food items including fruits and vegetables.
Feb 12, 2015, 18:55 PM IST
Govt to release new series of retail inflation next month
For presenting a more accurate and realistic price situation, government will release next month a new series of Consumer Price Index (CPI) with 2012 as base year for computing retail inflation rate.
Jan 22, 2015, 21:46 PM IST
Benign inflation data fuels rate cut calls
Plunging global oil markets helped India post slower-than-expected wholesale price inflation in December, raising hopes for an early cut in interest rates to help the economy out of its longest phase of sub-par growth since the 1980s.
Jan 14, 2015, 14:50 PM IST
Economy to grow at 5.5% this fiscal: Government
The government's mid-year economic review has pegged the likely GDP growth rate for 2014-15 at 5.5 percent.
Dec 19, 2014, 13:41 PM IST
Retail inflation slips to new low of 4.38% in November
Cheaper food items helped retail inflation drop to a fresh low of 4.38 percent in November -- the fifth consecutive month of decline -- a development that can strengthen the case for interest rate cut by the RBI.
Dec 12, 2014, 19:03 PM IST
Retail inflation drops to 5.52% in Oct
The overall food inflation measured on CPI came down to 5.59 percent in October as against 7.67 percent in the previous month.
Nov 12, 2014, 19:40 PM IST
Inflation falls to 5.52% in October
Bringing good news to the common man, the retail inflation dropped to 5.52 percent in October on falling prices of food and oil, the lowest since India started computing Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January 2012.
Nov 12, 2014, 17:51 PM IST
Retail inflation at 6.46% in Sept, lowest since Jan 2012
Bringing good news to the common man ahead of Diwali, the retail inflation dropped to 6.46 percent in September on falling prices of fruits and vegetables, the lowest since India started computing Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January 2012.
Oct 13, 2014, 19:23 PM IST
Retail inflation drops to 6.46% in September
Helped by lower food and fuel costs, retail inflation dropped to 6.46 percent in September compared to the 7.3 percent in August.
Oct 13, 2014, 18:00 PM IST
RBI to cut rates by 0.75% in 2015, starting Feb: BofA-ML
The Reserve Bank is likely to cut rates beginning February as inflation is expected to reach the targetted 8 percent by next January, says a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report.
Oct 08, 2014, 16:04 PM IST
India's services growth quickened in September
Growth in services activity picked up pace in September as order books filled up at a faster rate, a business survey showed on Tuesday.
Oct 07, 2014, 10:49 AM IST
Rural wages rising with declining growth pace: Nomura
Wages of rural labour in India are rising but the pace of growth has slowed down significantly in the last few years, Japanese brokerage firm Nomura said on Wednesday.
Oct 01, 2014, 20:20 PM IST
Retail inflation eases to 7.8% in August
Retail inflation edged down to 7.8 percent in August compared to 7.96 percent in July.
Sep 12, 2014, 17:51 PM IST
Inflation still high, says RBI governor
Ahead of the policy review by month-end, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that inflation is still high.
Sep 05, 2014, 18:03 PM IST
RBI to hold rates on Sept 30; may cut in Feb: BofA-ML
The Reserve Bank of India is likely to hold the key interest rate in its policy review meeting later this month and is expected to lower that from February, says a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report.
Sep 05, 2014, 16:26 PM IST
Inflation trajectory on its way down; to be 6% in Jan-16: UBS
Inflation in India is not a "structural" issue and is likely to moderate to 6 percent by January 2016 provided there is continued appropriate policy measures and absence of global macro shocks, says an UBS research report.
Aug 28, 2014, 18:39 PM IST
WPI inflation to average 5.4% in FY15: Barclays
The WPI inflation is likely to average around 5.4 percent and CPI to average between 7.0-7.5 percent during FY 14-15, says a Barclays research report.
Aug 17, 2014, 20:51 PM IST
Retail inflation grows to 7.9% in July
Retail inflation accelerated to 7.96 percent in July as compared to 7.46 percent last month, government data showed on Tuesday.
Aug 12, 2014, 17:46 PM IST
