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Retail inflation breaches RBI's upper tolerance band at 6.09 pc; rate hike likely next month

Retail inflation breaches RBI's upper tolerance band at 6.09 pc; rate hike likely next month

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Retail inflation rose sharply to 6.09 per cent in October, breaching the Reserve Bank of India's upper tolerance limit of 6 per cent for the first time in two years and since October 2024, according to ministry data. The consumer‑price‑index based headline inflation was 5.54 per cent in September. Food prices drove the increase, with food inflation spiking to 8.94 per cent in October from 7.74 per cent the month before. The breach has led economists to expect the RBI to raise its policy rate next month.

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NEW DELHI: Retail inflation surged to 6.09 per cent in October, breaching the Reserve Bank's upper tolerance limit for the first time in two years and prompting economists to anticipate a policy rate hike by the RBI next month. The consumer price index (CPI) based retail inflation rose to 5.54 per…

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First reported by The Indian Express at 10:39 UTC on 12 Nov.

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Across 2 desks: business, india.

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  13. The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Retail inflation rises to two-year high of 6.09% in Oct; breaches RBI's upper limit

    NEW DELHI: Retail inflation rose sharply to 6.09 per cent in October on costlier food items, breaching the RBI's upper tolerance limit of 6 per cent for the first time since October 2024. The consumer price index (CPI) based headline retail inflation was 5.54 per cent in September. Food inflation…

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  17. DT Next Daily Thanthi Group Current article

    Retail inflation breaches RBI's upper tolerance band at 6.09 pc; rate hike likely next month

    NEW DELHI: Retail inflation surged to 6.09 per cent in October, breaching the Reserve Bank's upper tolerance limit for the first time in two years and prompting economists to anticipate a policy rate hike by the RBI next month. The consumer price index (CPI) based retail inflation rose to 5.54 per…

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9 newsrooms ran this event. 18 others published in India recently and did not.

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  • ANI ANI Media
  • Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Frontline The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)
  • Greater Kashmir GK Communications Pvt. Ltd.
  • Hindustan Times HT Media
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Kashmir Observer Kashmir Observer
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)
  • The Federal New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Logical Indian The Logical Indian (independent digital media)
  • The Siasat Daily Siasat Daily
  • The South First The South First
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

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