Cpi inflation

What is CPI and why does the government track it regularly?

What is CPI and why does the government track it regularly?

1 min read . 14 Jul 2019

Pulses get expensive, fruits and vegetables cheaper

Pulses get expensive, fruits and vegetables cheaper

1 min read . 24 Apr 2019

Expert View

Opinion | Rich in content and pronounced in communication

3 min read . 07 Feb 2019

To know real returns, look at annual return, inflation

2 min read . 10 Jan 2019

Retail inflation, as measured by consumer price index (CPI), was at a 17-month low of 2.33% in November. Graphic: Mint

If inflation is so low, why doesn’t it feel like it?

2 min read . 17 Dec 2018

Forecasts ranged from 3.60 percent to 4.70 percent, with over 40 percent of economists expecting inflation to rise above the RBI’s target. Photo: Mint

Retail inflation likely rose to RBI’s 4% target in September: Reuters poll

2 min read . 10 Oct 2018

Hence, with the headline inflation declining to 3.7% for August due to volatile primary food inflation, the RBI will find it difficult to justify a rate hike. Photo: Mint

Opinion | The RBI’s monetary policy dilemma

4 min read . 04 Oct 2018

A file photo of RBI governor Urjit Patel. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | The MPC faces the risk of losing the plot

4 min read . 03 Oct 2018

Three different measures of core inflation—core, core core and super core, as designated by CMIE—are all going up.

Core inflation is rising, in sign of robust growth

1 min read . 13 Jul 2018

Asian stock sopened mixed as investors eyed the US-North Korea summit. Photo: Mint

Opening bell: Asian stocks cautious; retail inflation data today; Tata Steel in news

1 min read . 12 Jun 2018

The government will release CPI inflation data on Tuesday 12 June at 5.30pm. Photo: Mint

Inflation likely hit a four-month high in May on oil price surge

2 min read . 11 Jun 2018

In a unanimous decision, the monetary policy committee (MPC) has raised the repo rate by 25 basis points, while maintaining a neutral policy stance. Photo: Mint

The next policy move may turn out to be another hike

3 min read . 07 Jun 2018

Retail inflation rose sharply to 4.6% in April against 4.3% a month ago, suggesting a hardening of underlying inflationary pressures. Photo: Hindustan Times

Household inflation expectations surge in May, shows RBI survey

2 min read . 07 Jun 2018

The results of the study on genetic factors seem to suggest that economic inequality may be more difficult to tackle than previously thought. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Genetic factors may have a role to play in economic inequality

2 min read . 01 Jun 2018

The yield on the benchmark 10-year debt has advanced 20 basis points since the government announced its new budget on 1 February, amid the worst selloff in two decades. Photo: Mint

Forget slowing CPI, India’s $93 billion bond sales the big worry

1 min read . 13 Mar 2018

The wholesale price inflation also likely eased in January, to 3.25% from a year ago, compared to 3.58% in December. Photo: Bloomberg

January retail inflation seen easing only slightly, still above target: Reuters poll

1 min read . 09 Feb 2018

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has adopted the flexible inflation targeting framework with consumer price index inflation as the nominal anchor. Photo: Bloomberg

The importance of inflation expectations

4 min read . 15 Jan 2018

Tracking inflation: 19 October 2017

1 min read . 18 Oct 2017

What is intriguing is that even for farm prices, such as for pulses or for milk and even cereals, consumer prices have risen more in rural India. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Rural inflation much higher than urban in the last three years

1 min read . 22 Sep 2017

Tracking inflation

1 min read . 20 Sep 2017