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Consumer Price Inflation rate eases at 5.05% in August

While consumer food price index  (CFPI) - which stood at 5.91% in August 2016, from 8.35% in July 2016. Under CFPI- the rural inflation was at 6.32% from 8.18% in July 2016 and Urban inflation at 5.10% against 8.80% in July, 2016. 

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Consumer Price Inflation rate eases at 5.05% in August
CPI inflation rate eased at 5.05% in August after surging for four-straight months, on the back of better consumer food price index.

Retail inflation in India, or consumer price index (CPI) inflation rate,eased at 5.05% in August after surging for four-straight months, on the back of better consumer food price index (CFPI). 

Consumer price index stood at 6.07% in July led by continous rise in food prices.

According to data provided by Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) showed

The CPI in rural regions stood at 5.87% in August from 6.66% in July, 2016. While CPI in urban regions stood at 4.22% in the current month against 5.39% in the previous month data. 

While consumer food price index  (CFPI) - which stood at 5.91% in August 2016, from 8.35% in July 2016. Under CFPI- the rural inflation was at 6.32% from 8.18% in July 2016 and Urban inflation at 5.10% against 8.80% in July, 2016. 

Since the start of financial year CPI inflation was consistently rising, this would be the first month were inflation has eased down on the back of favourable monsoon forecast. 

 

As per the data released in August 2016, pulses and products stood at 22%, while Sugar and confectionery at 24.75% and vegetable inflation at1.02%. 

Also, spices inflation was at 8.91%, cereal and products at 4.11%, meat and fish at 6.01%, egg at 9.58% and fruits inflation at 4.46%.  

Going ahead, fuel and light inflation was at 2.49, housing inflation at 5.29% and clothing & footwear inflation at 5.21%.

As per the Reuters poll, the median forecast of 27 economists pegs CPI at 5.50% for August, down from 6.07% in July. Bloomberg said that the median estimate for its poll of 20 economists stood at 5.23%. 

The lower number is still above the Reserve Bank of India's March 2017 inflation target of 5% and, if realised, would be the fifth straight month that annual price rises stayed above that mark.

In August, after the passage of Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the central government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had set an inflation target for next five years i.e till March 31,2021, at 4%, plus or minus 2%.

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Written By: ZeeBiz WebTeam
Updated: Mon, Sep 12, 2016
06:19 pm
Mumbai, ZeeBiz WebDesk
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