Retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) fell to 5.91 per cent in March from 6.58 per cent in February, data released by government on Monday showed. In terms of year-on-year basis, the inflation number stood at 2.86 per cent in March 2019.
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The US labor department said on Friday its consumer price index dropped 0.4% last month amid a tumble in the cost of gasoline, and record decreases in hotel accommodation, apparel and airline ticket prices. That was the biggest drop since Jan 2015 and followed a 0.1% gain in Feb. In 12 months through March, the […]
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Retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) fell to 6.58 per cent in February from 7.59 per cent in January, data released by the government on Thursday showed. The fall in retail inflation was witnessed likely due to moderating food prices, but remained above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) target of 4 per […]
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Read MoreRetail inflation spikes to 7.35% in December
Retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) accelerated to about five-and-half year high of 7.35 per cent in December last year as against 5.54 per cent in November mainly on account of rising vegetable prices, government data showed on Monday. The retail inflation stood at 2.11 per cent in December 2018.
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