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  Vegetable prices soar across Delhi, sales affected

  Business | November 02, 2020 10:57 IST

  Consumers in the national capital are being adversely affected due to an increase in the price of vegetables. Meanwhile, the inflation has also reduced the sales made by vendors.

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  WPI inflation falls 0.58 per cent in July, food prices spike

  Business | August 14, 2020 14:24 IST

  The wholesale price-based inflation declined 0.58 per cent in July, even as food items turned costlier. WPI inflation in June was at (-) 1.81 per cent, while for the month of May and April it was (-) 3.37 per cent and (-) 1.57 per cent respectively.

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  Inflation likely to be elevated in second quarter: RBI Governor

  Business | August 06, 2020 13:13 IST

  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said inflation is expected to be at elevated levels during the second quarter, but may ease in the second half of the current fiscal year. 

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  WPI inflation falls 1.81 pc in June as against 3.21 pc in May; food prices rise

  Business | July 14, 2020 12:49 IST

  Inflation in food articles during June stood at 2.04 per cent, as against 1.13 per cent in May. In fuel and power basket, deflation stood at 13.60 per cent in June, against 19.83 per cent in the previous month.

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  WPI inflation declines by 3.21% in May against rise of 2.79% in 2019

  Business | June 15, 2020 15:06 IST

  Wholesale price index (WPI) inflation has declined by 3.21 per cent in May against a rise of 2.79 per cent in the year-ago period. The wholesale prices witnessed deflation due to sharp decline in prices of fuel and power, even as food articles turned expensive.

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  Pakistan saw highest inflation in the world during 2020: SBP

  World | June 07, 2020 12:56 IST

  For Pakistans residents, fiscal year 2020 was the worst year as they witnessed highest inflation in the world forcing policy makers to increase interest rate, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

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  Annual inflation rate drops to 1 pc in March from 2.26 pc in February

  Business | April 15, 2020 14:53 IST

  India's annual inflation rate based on wholesale prices eased to 1 per cent in March from a rise of 2.26 per cent in February, official data showed on Wednesday. The fall in March has largely been on account of a sharp fall in food prices in the country. Food inflation in March fell to 4.91 per cent from 7.79 per cent in the previous month.

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  SBI Research sees inflation falling below 6 pc in March

  Business | March 12, 2020 22:32 IST

  Retail inflation is on course to fall below 6 per cent in March and close to 5 per cent by August, helping the central bank navigate the coronavirus pandemic with lower interest rates, say SBI analysts.

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  Wholesale inflation accelerates to 10-month high of 3.1 pc in Jan on costlier onion, potato

  Business | February 14, 2020 18:13 IST

  Wholesale prices-based inflation accelerated to a 10-month high of 3.10 per cent in January mainly due to costlier food articles, particulary onion and potato, official data showed on Friday. 

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  Wholesale inflation jumps to 3.10 pc in January as against 2.59 pc in December

  Business | February 14, 2020 13:21 IST

  On a sequential basis, the expenses on manufactured products category, which constitute over 64 per cent of the WPI's total weightage, increased to 0.34 per cent from (-)0.25 per cent.

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  Pakistan's January inflation surges to 14.6%, highest in 12 years

  World | February 02, 2020 8:20 IST

  The data released shows that higher food prices, particularly of wheat and flour, pulses, sugar, jaggery and edible oil, have been the largest driver of overall inflation in January.

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  Short-term inflation rise doesn't lead to growth: Expert

  Business | January 19, 2020 9:41 IST

  The classical economic theory of high inflation leading to the gross domestic product (GDP) growth will not be applicable to India even if the retail inflation has touched 7.35 per cent, since the price rise is led by highly volatile food and vegetables and is a short-term spike.

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  Food price rise takes India's inflation to 5-year high: What it means

  Business | January 14, 2020 12:13 IST

  The retail inflation is on a 5-year high level of 7.4% as of December 2019 majorly driven by the inflation in the food price index, which also stood at 14.12%. A look at key statistics and what holds in future in terms of RBI's rate cut and probable inflation levels in the coming months.

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  People concerned about rising inflation and unemployment than CAA: IANS-CVOTER Poll

  India | January 01, 2020 3:07 IST

  People of India are more concerned about rising inflation and unemployment and not much about the Citizenship Amendment Act, IANS-CVOTER State of the Nation Poll 2020 has found.

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  Telecom tariff hike may add to inflation: Shaktikanta Das

  India | December 05, 2019 19:07 IST

  The revised rates of telecom operators will add to the inflation rate in the country. Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday.

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  Ruckus in Lok Sabha over onion prices, remarks on PM, Nirmala

  India | December 03, 2019 16:00 IST

  The minister referred to Chowdhury's earlier remarks against the Prime Minister and the Home Minister in which he had called them "infiltrators" on the issue of National Register of Citizen (NRC).

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  Good News! Salaries in India likely to rise by 9.2 % in 2020; highest in Asia

  Business | December 02, 2019 13:32 IST

  Employees in India are expected to see 9.2 per cent salary growth in 2020, highest in Asia, but inflation may play a spoiler as real-wage salaries in the country is anticipated to be just 5 per cent, a report said on Monday.

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  Pakistan's inflation due to previous government's flawed policies: Imran Khan

  World | November 22, 2019 23:45 IST

  ​Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the current issue of inflation in Pakistan was due to the flawed economic policies of the previous government and the cash-strapped nation would overcome the problem soon.  

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  Wholesale inflation slows to 0.16% in October; lowest in three-and-a-half years

  Business | November 14, 2019 16:53 IST

  ​Wholesale inflation slipped to about three-and-a-half-year low of 0.16 per cent in October on account of a decline in prices of manufactured goods though food products remained dearer, government data showed on Thursday.

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  Pakistanis feel inflation, not Kashmir, is biggest problem facing them

  World | November 01, 2019 15:47 IST

  The study, which was published by Gallup and Gilani Pakistan on Tuesday, said 53 per cent of respondents believe the country's economy, specifically increasing inflation, is the biggest problem facing the country.