Inflation
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Fakir-e-Azam: Imran Khan tries to find solution to the growing inflation in his country
Fakir E Azam | February 04, 2021 9:36 ISTThe inflation is rapidly growing in Pakistan and Prime Minister Imran Khan is finding no solution as to how to overcome this solution. Watch this political satire.
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Maintaining 4 per cent inflation appropriate for India: RBI paper
Business | December 28, 2020 21:34 ISTUnder the current dispensation, the RBI has been mandated by the government to maintain retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side.
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Edible oil price currently at highest level in India; further hike likely: Experts
Business | November 06, 2020 9:11 ISTAfter potato and onion, the price of edible oil has now gone up in the national capital due to a sharp increase in the cost of oilseeds. There has been a 53 per cent hike in the crude palm oil (CPO) prices in the domestic futures market, in the past six months due to a decline in palm oil production in Malaysia.
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Vegetable prices soar across Delhi, sales affected
Business | November 02, 2020 10:57 ISTConsumers 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 ISTThe 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 ISTThe 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 ISTInflation 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 ISTWholesale 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 ISTFor 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 ISTIndia'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 ISTRetail 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 ISTWholesale 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 ISTOn 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 ISTThe 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 ISTThe 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 ISTThe 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 ISTPeople 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 ISTThe 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 ISTThe 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 ISTEmployees 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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