RBI Likely To Pause Rate Cuts Amid New CPI Series Unless Growth Falters: Report
The next meeting of the MPC is scheduled post-budget, alongside a new CPI series with a change in base and restructuring in the weight diagrams.
Dec 20, 2025, 15:05 PM IST
CPI Inflation To Average 2.5% In FY26, GST Cuts To Support Core Inflation: Report
Core inflation excluding gold — a better indicator for measuring demand-side price pressures and assessing the impact of goods and services tax (GST) rationalisation — eased slightly again in November (2.5 per cent compared to 2.6 per cent). It was helped by the continuing pass-through of lower GST rates on mass consumption goods, said the report.
Dec 13, 2025, 15:07 PM IST
September CPI To Be At 1.2%, First 6 Days Of Oct Also Shows A Deflationary Trend: BoB Report
The Bank of Baroda Essential Commodities Index (BoB ECI) remained in deflation for the fifth consecutive month, falling by 1 per cent year-on-year in September and by a sharper 3.8 per cent in the first six days of October. Sequentially, the index also slipped 0.3 per cent month-on-month, reflecting easing price pressures across key food groups.
Oct 08, 2025, 16:56 PM IST
Food Inflation For Farm And Rural Labourers Stays In Negative Zone During August
The Labour Bureau, under the Ministry of Labour & Employment, has revised the base year of the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers to 2019=100 since June this year.
Sep 19, 2025, 23:59 PM IST
India’s WPI Inflation Eases To 14-Month Low Of 0.39 Per Cent In May
The RBI also announced a 100 basis point cut in the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), from 4 per cent to 3 per cent, to be implemented in four tranches of 25 bps each.
Jun 16, 2025, 13:44 PM IST
India’s CPI Inflation Falls To 2.82% In May, Lowest Since February 2019
The RBI has also revised its inflation outlook for 2025-26 downwards from the earlier forecast of 4 per cent to 3.7 per cent, Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday.
Jun 12, 2025, 17:26 PM IST
India's Retail Inflation Falls To 3.34 Per Cent In March, Lowest Level Since August 2019
The RBI Governor observed that along with robust kharif arrivals, this is expected to set the stage for a durable softening of food inflation.
Apr 15, 2025, 17:13 PM IST
India's Food Inflation Likely Falls Below 5% In Feb For First Time Since June 2023: Union Bank of India
Food inflation, a major component of retail inflation, is estimated to have fallen further to 4.66 per cent in February 2025, marking a significant decline.
Mar 08, 2025, 09:24 AM IST
India’s CPI Inflation Falls To 5-Month Low Of 4.31 Per Cent In Jan
The top five items showing the highest year on year Inflation at the All India level in January are coconut oil (54.20 per cent), potato (49.61 per cent), coconut (38.71 per cent), garlic (30.65 per cent), peas [vegetables] (30.17 per cent).
Feb 12, 2025, 18:02 PM IST
India’s Retail Inflation Falls To 4-Month Low Of 5.22 Per Cent In Dec
The RBI during its last policy review slashed the cash reserve ratio (CRR) for banks by 0.5 per cent to make more funds available for lending to spur economic growth but kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent with an eye on inflation.
Jan 13, 2025, 17:37 PM IST
India's Retail Inflation Drops To 5.48% In November From 6.21% In October
Last week, the Reserve Bank revised its inflation forecast for the current fiscal year, raising it to 4.8 per cent from the previous estimate of 4.5 per cent.
Dec 12, 2024, 17:34 PM IST
Sensex Closes Flat Ahead Of Inflation Data
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) extended their buying on December 10, buying equities worth Rs 1,285.96 crore, while domestic institutional investors also bought equities worth Rs 605.79 crore on the same day.
Dec 11, 2024, 16:19 PM IST
Rising Inflation May Push RBI To Continue With Neutral Stance For Longer Duration: SBI Research
The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rate for September reached 5.49 per cent from 3.65 per cent in August, reflecting an uptick primarily due to higher food prices.
Oct 15, 2024, 15:32 PM IST
Indian Economy Projected To Grow At 7.1 Per Cent In FY25: Moody’s Analytics
Moody’s Analytics projected better inflation outcomes, as it reduced India’s inflation forecast to 4.7 per cent from the 5 per cent predicted earlier.
Sep 24, 2024, 20:06 PM IST
Consumer Price Inflation For Farm And Rural Labourers Eases In July
The ease in inflation for rural labour comes as a welcome sign as it leaves more money in the hands of the workers to improve their living standards.
Aug 29, 2024, 19:49 PM IST
Wholesale Inflation Inches Up Marginally To 0.53 Pc In March
However, retail inflation declined to a five-month low of 4.85 per cent in March mainly due to cooling food prices.
Apr 15, 2024, 15:02 PM IST
Gold Slips Rs 80; Silver Rallies Rs 600
In the international markets, spot gold at Comex was trading at USD 1,993 per ounce, down by USD 2 from the previous close.
Feb 15, 2024, 17:43 PM IST
Retail Inflation Falls To 4.25% In May As Food Prices Slide
Prices of cereals, oil, fats, fruits, beverages as well as clothing and footwear came down in May compared to April.
Jun 12, 2023, 18:02 PM IST
Retail Inflation Slips To 4.7% In April From 5.66% In March: Govt Data
The retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 5.66 per cent in March 2023 and 7.79 percent in the year-ago period.
May 12, 2023, 18:00 PM IST
India's retail inflation is expected to come down to 5% by March: SBI research
In its fight against rising inflation, RBI had already hiked the key policy rate by 225 basis points since May 2022 to 6.25 per cent to cool off domestic retail inflation that stayed above its upper tolerance limit for nearly three quarters.
Jan 15, 2023, 13:48 PM IST