India Inflation

Baat Pate Ki: Monsoon has arrived! Rain wreaks havoc on the kitchen

Monsoon has knocked in North India. Due to the monsoon, the prices of vegetables have increased a lot. After which people who used to buy 1-1 kg of vegetables are now buying only 250 grams.

Jul 04, 2023, 21:58 PM IST

RBI Marginally Lowers FY'24 Inflation Projection To 5.1%

In April, the Reserve Bank had estimated the consumer price index (CPI) based retail inflation at 5.2 per cent during the fiscal 2023-24.

Jun 08, 2023, 12:34 PM IST

DNA: Inflation is increasing not only in India but all over the world

Inflation is increasing not only in India but all over the world. The big question is why even big countries are failing to control inflation.

May 20, 2022, 00:18 AM IST

BREAKING: WPI inflation at record high of 15.08% in April on price rise across all items

The WPI-based inflation was 14.55 per cent in March and 10.74 per cent in April last year.

May 17, 2022, 12:35 PM IST

Retail inflation soars to 8-yr high of 7.79% in April

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for April 2022 stands at 7.79% as against 6.95% in March 2022 and 4.21% in April 2022, official data showed on Thursday.

May 12, 2022, 17:44 PM IST

India’s WPI inflation rises 0.16% in August on costlier food, manufactured items

The WPI inflation was 0.58 percent in July.

Sep 14, 2020, 14:48 PM IST

India’s WPI inflation falls 0.58% in July

Inflation in food articles was at a four-month high level of 4.08 percent in July.

Aug 14, 2020, 17:21 PM IST

India's June retail inflation picks up after easing of COVID-19 lockdown

June`s inflation remained above the mid-point of the Reserve Bank of India`s 2-6% target range, the Ministry of Statistics data showed on Monday.

 

Jul 13, 2020, 22:14 PM IST

WPI inflation falls 3.21% in May due to falling crude oil prices

In fuel and power basket, deflation stood at 19.83 percent in May.

Jun 15, 2020, 13:10 PM IST

Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data; reports 10.12% deflation in fuel, power basket

As per the data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry, wholesale price index (WPI) deflation in primary articles was 0.79 per cent in April, as against an inflation of 3.72 per cent in March.

May 14, 2020, 15:30 PM IST

August WPI inflation remains unchanged at 1.08%

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI (Wholesale Price Index ) for August 2019, remained unchanged at 1.08% compared to July 2019 and 4.62% during the corresponding month of the previous year, official data showed on Monday.

Sep 16, 2019, 12:26 PM IST

July WPI inflation eases to 1.08% from 2.02% in June

The government has also revised the May WPI inflation to 2.79 percent from 2.45 percent.

Aug 14, 2019, 12:23 PM IST

CPI Inflation marginally eases to 3.15% in July

Retail inflation is a crucial data point, keenly watched by the Reserve Bank while deciding its monetary policy.

Aug 13, 2019, 17:44 PM IST

WPI inflation falls to nearly 2-month low of 2.02% in June

The index for food articles group rose by 1.1 percent to 151.7 from 150.1 for the previous month while that of the non-food articles group rose by 0.7 percent to 128.7 from 127.8 for the previous month.

Jul 15, 2019, 12:54 PM IST

India's WPI Inflation at nearly 2-year low of 2.45% in May

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 2.45 percent for the month of May as compared to 3.07 percent for the previous month and 4.78 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

Jun 14, 2019, 12:16 PM IST

Retail inflation spikes to 7-month high of 3.05% in May

The previous high was in October 2018, when the retail inflation print came in at 3.38 percent.

Jun 12, 2019, 18:05 PM IST

WPI inflation slips to 3.07% in April, food prices still high

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was at 3.18 percent in March. It was 3.62 percent in April 2018.

May 14, 2019, 14:39 PM IST

Retail inflation inches up to 2.92% in April

The inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) 2.86 percent in the previous month and 4.58 percent in April 2018, said the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

May 13, 2019, 18:02 PM IST

RBI projects 7.4% GDP growth for FY20

The CSO has estimated GDP growth at 7.2 percent for 2018-19.

Feb 07, 2019, 12:43 PM IST

RBI cuts inflation forecast to 2.8% for Q419; 3.2-3.4% for H1FY20

For the third quarter of 2019-20, the inflation target is set at 3.9 percent.

Feb 07, 2019, 12:42 PM IST