Retail inflation eases marginally to 3.15% in July

The retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index was 3.18% in June and 4.17% in July 2018

Retail inflation eased marginally in July to 3.15% over the previous month despite costlier food items, said a government data released on August 13 evening.

The retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 3.18% in June and 4.17% in July 2018.

As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the inflation in the food basket was 2.36% in July, marginally up from 2.25% in the previous month.

Retail inflation is well below the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) comfort level. The government has asked the central bank to keep inflation in the range of 4%.

The RBI mainly factors in retail inflation in its bi-monthly monetary policy.

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