Retail inflation

India to grow 5.6% this fiscal, 6.5% in FY'16: Fitch

India's growth is expected to accelerate to 5.6 percent in the current fiscal and further to 6.5 percent in 2015-16, buoyed by strong investments and political certainty, rating agency Fitch said on Wednesday.

Oct 01, 2014, 13:55 PM IST

RBI may not cut interest rates as inflation levels still high

With retail inflation continuing to remain at elevated level, the Reserve Bank of India is unlikely to cut interest rates in its upcoming monetary policy review this week.

Sep 28, 2014, 11:45 AM IST

Retail inflation eases to 7.8% in August

Retail inflation edged down to 7.8 percent in August compared to 7.96 percent in July.

Sep 12, 2014, 17:51 PM IST

Industry data to signal stuttering economic revival

India`s industrial output growth likely slowed for a second straight month in July, while inflation probably remained high, with Asia`s third-largest economy struggling to make a sustained recovery from its longest stretch of sub-par growth in decades.

Sep 12, 2014, 14:17 PM IST

WPI inflation to average 5.4% in FY15: Barclays

The WPI inflation is likely to average around 5.4 percent and CPI to average between 7.0-7.5 percent during FY 14-15, says a Barclays research report.

Aug 17, 2014, 20:51 PM IST

Inflation dips to 5-month low; monsoon still a concern

Inflation declined to 5-month low of 5.19 percent in July though the impact of poor monsoon on overall price situation continues to be a concern.

Aug 14, 2014, 13:09 PM IST

WPI inflation eases to 5.19% in July

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 5.19 percent for the month of July as compared to 5.43 percent for the previous month.

Aug 14, 2014, 12:20 PM IST

Retail inflation rises to 7.96% in July on costly veggies

Retail inflation inched up to 7.96 percent in July, mainly due to higher prices of food items such as vegetables, fruits and milk.

Aug 12, 2014, 20:20 PM IST

Industrial output growth slows to 3.4% in June; inflation worrisome

Industrial output slowed down in June to 3.4 percent while retail inflation inched up marginally in July.

Aug 12, 2014, 19:03 PM IST

Retail inflation grows to 7.9% in July

Retail inflation accelerated to 7.96 percent in July as compared to 7.46 percent last month, government data showed on Tuesday.

Aug 12, 2014, 17:46 PM IST

Industrial output data today, may point out to nascent recovery

Inflation data on Tuesday will also provide a glimpse of how much room the authorities have to steer the economy out of its longest spell of sub-5 percent growth in a quarter century.

Aug 12, 2014, 08:54 AM IST

Modi sticks to failed recipe in India's food-inflation fight

Economists who had backed Modi to put Asia`s third largest economy back on track are already expressing unease at the government`s failure.

Aug 08, 2014, 09:03 AM IST

Retail inflation for factory workers softens to 6.49% in June

Lower prices of food items, soft coke and medicines pulled down retail inflation for industrial workers to 6.49 percent in June against 7.02 percent in May.

Aug 05, 2014, 16:50 PM IST

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 6.19% in June

The food inflation dropped to 5.88 percent in June 2014 from 7.66 percent in May. The food inflation was 14.86 percent in June 2013.

Jul 31, 2014, 22:34 PM IST

Higher weight of food items causing high retail inflation: Govt

India's CPI inflation in June 2014 dipped to a 30-month low of 7.31 percent mainly on fall in prices of food items, including cereals, meat and vegetables.

Jul 20, 2014, 11:25 AM IST

SBI Research sees retail inflation trending down further

Retail inflation, as measured by consumer price index (CPI), was 8.28 percent in May. Its lowest was 7.65 percent in January, 2012.

Jul 15, 2014, 20:25 PM IST

Sensex snaps five-day losing streak, rallies 200 points

The NSE 50-share Nifty also firmed up by 64.60 points, or 0.87 percent, to 7,518.75.

Jul 15, 2014, 11:23 AM IST

Retail inflation falls to 30-month low of 7.31% in June

Retail inflation fell to 30-month low of 7.31 percent in June, mainly on account of lower prices of food items, including vegetables, cereals and meat.

Jul 14, 2014, 20:38 PM IST

Economic Survey 2013-14: Inflation expected to moderate by end 2014

As the new government battles stubbornly high food inflation, the pre-budget economic survey on Wednesday predicted that the headline inflation would ease by year end, providing room to the RBI to cut interest rates.

Jul 09, 2014, 13:55 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi's 'Acche Din' faces first big test – food inflation

If prices are not controlled in time, the feeling of triumph in the BJP would not take much time to turn into one of despair.

Jun 17, 2014, 12:27 PM IST