Consumer Price Index
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Consumer Price Index: Retail inflation eases to 2.82% in May, lowest since February 2019
Business | Jun 12, 2025, 05:32 PM ISTConsumer Price Index: Food inflation was at 0.99 per cent in May, significantly down from 8.69 per cent in the year-ago month, according to data of the National Statistics Office (NSO).
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RBI MPC maintains repo rate at 6.5 per cent for the 7th consecutive time
Business | Apr 05, 2024, 10:25 AM ISTThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI), led by Governor Shaktikanta Das, has announced the decision to maintain the Policy Repo Rate at 6.5%. This steady stance indicates a deliberate approach towards economic stability.
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Retail inflation rises to 6.95% in March against 6.07% in February
Business | Apr 12, 2022, 07:20 PM ISTThe inflation in the food basket was 7.68 per cent in March, up from 5.85 per cent in the preceding month.
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Retail inflation rises to 5.52 per cent in March on account of higher food prices
Business | Apr 12, 2021, 07:10 PM ISTThis inflation was mainly on account of higher food prices. The consumer price index (CPI) based on retail inflation stood at 5.03 per cent in February.
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RBI likely to go for inter-meeting cut of 25-40 basis points: Report
Business | Mar 12, 2020, 06:44 PM ISTWith heightened risk of deterioration in global growth, the RBI is likely to go for an inter-meeting repo rate cut of 25-40 basis points, says a report. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
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Veg thalis affordability improves 29%; non-veg by 18% during 2006-07 to 2019-20: Economic Survey
Business | Jan 31, 2020, 02:37 PM ISTDedicating a full chapter on "Through 'Thalinomics -- The Economics of a Plate of Food in India", the survey tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman analysed data from the Consumer Price Index for industrial workers for around 80 centres in 25 states/Union Territories from April 2006 to October 2019 to arrive at the cost of a 'thali'.
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Retail inflation shoots up to over 3-year high of 5.54% in November
Business | Dec 12, 2019, 06:21 PM ISTThe previous high of CPI was 6.07 in July 2016. The Reserve Bank of India has been mandated by the government to contain inflation in the range of 4 per cent, with a margin of 2 per cent on either side.
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Pakistan inflation surges to nine-year high
World | Dec 05, 2019, 11:12 AM ISTThe Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Wednesday that inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), edged up by 1.3 per cent over the previous month after the PBS revised its calculation methodology by setting the new base year 2015-16 instead of the previous 2007-08 financial year.
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Retail inflation jumps to 4.62 per cent in October
Business | Nov 13, 2019, 06:44 PM ISTThe inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 3.99 per cent in September and 3.38 per cent in October 2018. The inflation in the food basket spiked to 7.89 per cent in October 2019 as against 5.11 per cent the preceding month
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Retail inflation spikes to 3.99% in September
Business | Oct 14, 2019, 06:51 PM ISTIndia's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September stands at 3.99 per cent as compared to 3.21 per cent in August. September's CPI Food price inflation is 5.11% vs 2.99% in August. Fuel, Light inflation is at -2.18% vs -7.1% in August. Clothing and Footwear Inflation stands at 0.96% vs 1.23% in August. August Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been revised to 3.28% vs 3.21%.
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TV makers hail scrapping of duty on open cell panel
Business | Sep 18, 2019, 03:25 PM ISTIn a late night notification on Tuesday, the finance ministry said "open cell, (15.6 inch and above), for use in the manufacture of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) TV panel", would attract nil duty.
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Retail inflation eases to 4-month low at 4.87% in April
May 12, 2015, 06:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Retail inflation in April softened further and fell to a four-month low of 4.87 per cent as prices of food items, vegetables and fruits turned cheaper. The retail inflation measured on the basis
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Retail inflation drops to 3-mth low of 5.17% in March
Apr 13, 2015, 08:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Easing of food prices, mainly milk and vegetables, pulled down the March retail inflation to 3-month low of 5.17 per cent.The retail inflation as measured by Consumer Price Index was 5.37 per cent
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Retail inflation edges up to 5.37% in February
Mar 12, 2015, 07:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The retail inflation rose to 5.37 per cent in February on higher prices of food items, including vegetables and beverages.The consumer price based retail inflation (consumer price index or CPI) for February is
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Retail inflation rises to 5.11 per cent in Jan on costlier food
Feb 12, 2015, 06:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Retail inflation moved up to 5.11 per cent in January month-on-month, measured on a new base year 2012, mainly due to dearer food items including fruits and vegetables.In December, retail inflation based on
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Government efforts brought down inflation: Arun Jaitley
National | Oct 15, 2014, 07:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: Attributing the fall in inflation to initiatives taken by the government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley exuded confidence that the country is on the way to achieve a low and stable price regime."It is
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Inflation drops to five-year low of 2.38 % in September
Oct 14, 2014, 10:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Softening food prices pulled down the wholesale price inflation to near five year low of 2.38 per cent, creating headroom for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rate to boost demand and push
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September retail inflation at 6.46 pc, lowest since January 2012
Oct 14, 2014, 06:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bringing good news to the common man ahead of Diwali, the retail inflation dropped to 6.46 per cent in September on falling prices of fruits and vegetables, the lowest since India started computing
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Need to break back of inflation, says RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
Sep 26, 2014, 07:44 AM ISTMumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that there was a need to ‘break the back' of inflation which remains high and controlling it would make the apex bank's position more
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April WPI inflation at 2 month low of 5.20%
May 15, 2014, 02:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Wholesale prices-based inflation in April slowed to a two-month low of 5.20 per cent , helped by a moderation in food and fuel costs. The reading for February WPI inflation was revised