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January 2012 Inflation Plunges To 6.55%

The headline figure for inflation – for Jan 2012 – has gone down to 6.55% over last year. Primary articles were at 2.25%, Fuel at 14.2% and Manufactured ...

Consumer Prices: A Better Inflation Indicator

At Yahoo, I write on Consumer Prices: A Better Inflation Indicator "Inflation is when you pay Rs. 100 for the fifty rupee haircut you used to get for 25 ...

RBI Policy: Inflation High, CRR Cut Unlikely

Two things are expected of the RBI today, in their monetary policy statement. One, that it will not raise interest rates – a stance taken already in end ...

Dec 2011 Inflation at 7.47%

Inflation for December 2011 has come in at a 7.47%, miserably low compared to 9%+ figures we have been seeing lately. But the downside is that prices haven’t ...

PA Inflation Now At 3.78%

Inflation at the Primary Articles Level is now at the lowest since 2005. (I couldn’t get the earlier data since it’s in a different base year) This was the ...

PA Inflation Contracts to 5.48%

For the week ended 3 December 2011, Primary Articles Inflation contracted to 5.48%. This is largely food and a good crop has made prices come down. I believe ...

November 2011 Inflation at 9.11%, September revised up to 10%

In a shocking development – not really – Monthly inflation for the month of November has come in at 9.11%. As for the components, notice that slowly the ...

PA Inflation Drops to 6.92%

For the week ended 26 Nov 2011, Primary Articles Inflation has dropped to 6.92%, the lowest since July 2009. As you can see it’s not just the rising ...

November PMI at a 3 Month High

India’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) accelerated to a three month high in November 2011 to 52.3, from October’s 50.3. (This is a composite index, a ...

PA Inflation Falls To 7.74%, Lowest Since July 2009

Primary Articles Inflation has fallen to 7.74% for the week ended 19 Nov 2011. This is the lowest since July 2009. There is both a high base effect and a ...