As India’s retail inflation witnessed six-year low in the month of March, items that witnessed the steepest decline in prices were ginger, tomato, cauliflower, jeera and garlic.
India’s latest inflation data has landed like a cool breeze in the sweltering summer of economic uncertainty.
Wholesale price inflation in March eased to 2.05% against 2.38% in February, data by the government showed on Tuesday.
The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistani government, which had initially made tall claims about launching austerity plans and cutting down on expenditures, has approved a staggering 188 per cent increase in the salaries of cabinet ministers, ministers of state and advisors.
The wholesale inflation in February quickened to 2.38 per cent on an annual basis, as against 2.31 per cent in January, government data showed on Monday.
The AAP leader said prior to the 2014 elections, the BJP sought votes in the country making inflation its biggest issue and gave the slogan ‘Bahut hui mehangai ki maar, Abki baar Modi Sarkar’ (Enough of inflation, this time it’s the Modi government).
The report, released on Thursday, also said that going forward robust foreign inflows and comfortable trade deficits are expected to keep the rupee within a comfortable range.
Inflation, once thought to be tamed and controlled by the steady hand of central banks, is staging a comeback, and it is not a quiet one. The era of low inflation, marked by decades of economic stability, seems like a distant memory as we grapple with the resurgence of price pressures.
Amidst mixed signals from global peers, investor sentiment remained volatile, influenced by uncertainties surrounding pivotal policy decisions from major central banks, says Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.
This is the third consecutive month of decline in the annual rate of WPI inflation, which had stood at 0.73 per cent in December.
