Retail inflation Or consumer price Index (CPI) Inflation for the month of February reduced to a 7 -month low of 3.61%. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is within the comfort zone and will probably encourage the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut the repo rate in the April review to promote GDP growth.
The All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows a year-by-year inflation rate 3.61% (provisional) compared to February 2024 compared to February 2025. In February 2025, headline inflation declined in 65 base points from January 2025, reaching the lowest level since July 2024.
Food inflation Or the All India Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) indicates a year-by-year inflation rate of 3.75% (provisional) for February 2025 in February 2025. Rural and urban rates are 4.06% and 3.20% respectively. Marking the lowest level since May 2025, in February 2025, food inflation experienced a sufficient reduction of 222 basis points in February 2025.
In rural areas, February 2025 saw a significant decline in both title and food inflation. Headline inflation registered at 3.79% (provisional) below 4.59% in January 2025. Rural CFPI-based food inflation decreased from 6.31% to 4.06% in January 2025 in February 2025.
The urban area fell in February 2025 in January 2025 from 3.87% to 3.32% (provisional) and experienced a significant reduction in headline inflation. Food inflation in urban areas also showed a similar trend, which declined by 3.20% in January 2025 to 5.53% in January 2025.
January 2025 IIP data:
- The Industrial Index (IIP), seen in December 2024, recorded an increase of 5.0 percent in January 2025, compared to a rapid estimate of 3.2 percent in December 2024.
- For January 2025, sectoral growth rates showed mining at 4.4 percent, construction at 5.5 percent and electricity at 2.4 percent.
- In January 2024, IIP’s quick estimate of 153.6 reached 161.3. The sectoral index for January 2025 was recorded at 150.7 for mining, 159.1 for manufacturing and 201.9 for electricity.
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