Consumer Price Index (CPI): News
12 Feb 2024
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)India's retail inflation eases to 5.1%, industrial production at 3.8%
Close on the heels of the General Election, India's consumer price index (CPI) or the retail inflation rate dropped to a three-month low of 5.1% in January.
12 Dec 2023
IndiaIndia's retail inflation reached 3-month high of 5.55% in November
India's retail inflation jumped to 5.55% in November, a significant increase from October's four-month low of 4.8%, as reported by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.
13 Nov 2023
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Retail inflation drops to 5-month low of 4.87% in October
India's retail inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), dipped to a five-month low of 4.87% in October, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
09 Nov 2023
ChinaFalling pork prices push China back into deflation: Here's how
In October, China saw a 0.2% drop in consumer prices, indicating a return to deflation and highlighting the country's difficulties in boosting growth through domestic demand.
12 Oct 2023
IndiaRetail inflation in India drops to 5.02% in September
India's retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), has dropped to 5.02% in September, according to data shared by the National Statistics Office (NSO).
06 Oct 2023
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)RBI maintains repo rate at 6.5%, FY24 GDP forecast unchanged
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das announced on Friday that the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided unanimously to keep the key repo rate steady at 6.5%, in line with economists' predictions.
06 May 2022
IndonesiaHindustan Unilever hikes product prices for second time within month
Indian consumers are likely to bear face an extra burden on their pockets as the country's FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever (HUL) raised product prices by up to 15% across categories, CNBC-TV18 reported on Friday.
14 Sep 2020
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)India's retail inflation dips marginally to 6.69% in August
India's retail inflation stood at 6.69% in August, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday.
13 Jan 2020
ReutersRetail inflation recorded at 7.35% in December, highest in 5-years
India's retail inflation stood at 7.35% in December last year mainly due to the rise in vegetable prices, data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) revealed on Monday.
12 Sep 2018
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Retail inflation cools to 11-month low of 3.69% in August
Retail inflation cooled to an 11-month low of 3.69% in August mainly due to fall in prices of kitchen items, including fruits and vegetables, official data showed.
12 Jan 2018
IndiaBefore budget, inflation at 5.2% and Industrial growth at 8.4%
Before FM Arun Jaitley presents his government's last full-fledged budget, two macroeconomic data indicators gave mixed signals for the economy.
12 Dec 2017
IndiaRetail inflation hit 4.88% in November; highest in 15 months
Breaching RBI's estimate of 4%, India's retail inflation, or Consumer Price Index (CPI), has reached 4.88% in November 2017- the highest in 15 months.
14 May 2017
IndiaCSO modifies base year for IIP, adds relevant items
The new base year for all-India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has been revised from 2004-05 to 2011-12.
14 Feb 2017
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Inflation at a five year low
First time in five years, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to the lowest point of 3.17 % in January 2017.
