The rate of inflation has breached the ceiling of the Reserve Bank of India’s policy band
In all likelihood, inflationary impulses would moderate, as they have with regards to the CPI over the last few months
Food inflation based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at 1.24% and 1.54% in April 2021, respectively
Declining interest rates will hurt a large section of the vulnerable population if it is not coupled with low inflation and the rise of WPI inflation
As per the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, inflation in the food basket was 2.02% in April, down from 4.87%
Inflation based on the food index of Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labourers and Consumer Price Index-Rural Labourers are at (+) 1.66% and (+) 1.8
Rates of inflation are coming more and more into the popular discourse since it not only indicates the rise in prices of goods and commodities but als
Indecisiveness will generate more challenges for a recovery process yet to take full flight
Retail inflation rose to 5.52% in March, mainly on account of higher food prices, while industrial production contracted by 3.6% in February
The Monetary Policy Committee is also likely to maintain the policy stance accommodative at the next policy review to be unveiled on April 7, say expe