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The inflation in food basket eased to 0.68 per cent in September 2021, significantly down from 3.11 per cent in the preceding month.

Retail Inflation For Farm, Rural Workers Eases Marginally In August

Food inflation stood at 2.13 per cent and 2.32 per cent in August 2021 as compared to 2.66 per cent and 2.74 per cent, respectively in July 2021 and 7.76 per cent and 7.83 per cent, respectively during the corresponding month (August 2020) of the previous year.

Retail Inflation Dips To 5.3% In August

The Reserve Bank had kept the key interest rate unchanged in its monetary policy review in August. It focuses mainly on the CPI while deciding its bi-monthly monetary policy.

Retail Inflation For Farm, Rural Workers Rise Marginally In July

Similarly, food inflation based on the indices stood at 2.66 per cent and 2.74 per cent in July 2021, lower as compared with 2.67 per cent and 2.86 per cent, respectively, in June 2021

Retail Inflation For Industrial Workers Rises To 5.57 % In June

The maximum upward pressure in current index came from food & beverages group contributing 0.72 percentage points to the total change.

Retail Inflation In June Eases Marginally To 6.26 %

The price data are collected from representative and selected 1,114 urban markets and 1,181 villages covering all states and UTs through personal visits by field staff of Field Operations Division of NSO on a weekly roster.

BofA Sees FY22 Retail Inflation Averaging At 5%, Up 30 Bps

Banking & Finance Banking

Their optimism comes with the belief of limited pass through from soaring wholesale prices to CPI inflation, amidst weak demand and technical differences.

Retail Inflation For Farm, Rural Workers Up In May

The highest increase in the CPI-AL was experienced by Maharashtra (+17 points). For CPI-RL, the highest rise was experienced by Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir (+14 points each).

RBI Has Taken Steps To Smoothen Impact Of Second COVID Wave, Says Deputy Governor Jain

Observing that the COVID-19 second wave has some challenging aspects, he said both the RBI and the government are dealing with this and taking steps to smoothen the impact on the financial system.

RBI Likely To Maintain Status Quo In August Policy: SBI Report

Economy Policy

We expect a status-quo in August. We believe RBI would still try to find a marriage of convenience of regulatory and developmental measures and monetary policy in August policy,

Rupee Surges 13 Paise To 73.16 Against US Dollar In Early Trade

Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital market on Monday as they offloaded shares worth Rs 503.51 crore, as per exchange data.

Retail Inflation Hits 6-Month High Of 6.3 % In May On Costlier Food, Fuel; Wholesale Inflation At Record 12.94 %

The central bank has projected the CPI inflation at 5.1 per cent during 2021-22 -- 5.2 per cent in Q1; 5.4 per cent in Q2; 4.7 per cent in Q3; and 5.3 per cent in Q4 of 2021-22, with risks broadly balanced.

RBI Projects Retail Inflation At 5.1 % In FY22 On Supply-Side Measures, Monsoon

Economy Policy

Retail inflation is a key input for the Reserve Bank to decide on its monetary policy every two months.

RBI's MPC Begins Deliberations Amid Expectations Of Status Quo In Key Rate