Inflation at 3-mth low
CPI-based inflation declines to 5.1% in Jan on lower food prices
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New Delhi: Retail inflation eased to a three-month low of 5.1 per cent in January mainly on account of lower food prices, according to official data released on Monday.
Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was at 5.69 per cent in December 2023 and 6.52 per cent in January 2024. In August 2023, inflation touched a high of 6.83 per cent. According to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), retail inflation in the food basket was at 8.3 per cent in January 2024, down from 9.53 per cent in the preceding month.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been tasked by the government to ensure retail inflation remains at four per cent with a margin of two per cent on either side.
