India - Tasso di inflazione

India's retail price inflation rate increased to 5.54 percent year-on-year in November 2019 from 4.62 in the previous month and compared with market expectations of 5.26 percent. It was the highest inflation rate since July 2016, above the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 percent, boosted by food prices.

India's retail price inflation rate climbed to 4.62 percent year-on-year in October 2019, the highest in over a year, from the previous month's 3.99 percent and above market expectations of 4.25 percent. Inflation rose above the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 percent for the first time since July 2018, following recent cuts in interest rates.

India's retail price inflation rate rose to 3.99 percent year-on-year in September 2019 from an upwardly revised 3.28 percent in the previous month and above market expectations of 3.7 percent. It was the highest inflation rate since July last year, almost touching the central bank’s medium-term target of 4 percent, as food prices rose to an over 3-year high. On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.55 percent.

India's annual retail price inflation rate edged up to a 10 month high of 3.21 percent in August 2019 from the previous month's 3.15 percent and missing market expectations of 3.30 percent. Inflation remained below the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 percent for the 13th consecutive month, despite recent cuts in interest rates.

India's retail price inflation rate stood at 3.15 percent year-on-year in July 2019, little-changed from the previous month's 3.18 percent and slightly below market expectations of 3.20 percent. Inflation remained below the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 percent for the twelfth consecutive month, despite recent interest rate cuts.

India's retail price inflation rate rose to 3.18 percent year-on-year in June 2019, the highest since last October, from 3.05 percent in the previous month and slightly below market expectations of 3.20 percent. Food prices were the biggest contributor to the price increase. Still, inflation remained below the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 percent for the eleventh consecutive month.