Weather-hit veggies and fruit put food inflation on the boil in FY25Soaring fruit and vegetable prices significantly impacted household grocery bills in FY25, driving food inflation due to extreme weather di...
21 Apr, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
Wholesale inflation eases to six-month lowIndia's wholesale price inflation saw a significant drop to a six-month low of 2.1% in March, primarily driven by lower food prices. The de...
16 Apr, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
March retail inflation falls to over 5-year low of 3.3%India's retail inflation hit a near five-year low of 3.3% in March, fueled by a drop in food prices. The RBI's earlier policy rate cut and ...
15 Apr, 2025, 11.57 PM IST
Core sector growth slows to 5-month low in Feb; crude, natural gas output slipsIndia's core sector output decelerated to 2.9% in February, the lowest in five months, due to moderated growth across various infrastructur...
29 Mar, 2025, 12.53 AM IST
Wholesale inflation eases to 2.3% in JanuaryIndia's wholesale price inflation eased to 2.3% in January, helped by a correction in food prices and a decline in fuel and power prices. R...
15 Feb, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
Core sector growth slows to 4% in DecemberIndia's core sector output growth moderated to 4% in December 2024 from 5.1% a year ago, with natural gas production seeing negative growth...
31 Jan, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
Q2 CAD to widen to a seven quarter high of 1.6 pc: ReportIndia's current account deficit is expected to reach USD 15 billion in the July-September quarter. This represents 1.6% of GDP, the highest...
05 Dec, 2024, 08.40 PM IST
Private sector's investment share declined to the lowest level in four years in FY23Public non-financial corporations or public sector companies were the worst performers as their share in investment declined to 9.4%, the l...
06 May, 2024, 06.19 PM IST
Services inflation to stay muted for now; but a pickup is not far awayIndia's services inflation expected to remain subdued, with a potential increase later. The industry may experience a surge in various cost...
26 Mar, 2024, 08.24 AM IST
Big poll spends unlikely to lift rural demandEconomists suggest that rural consumption in India needs further government support and sustained capital expenditure to become broad-based...
19 Mar, 2024, 08.44 AM IST
States' capex focus pivots away from roads to social servicesStates are expected to reduce their capital expenditure on roads in FY25, focusing more on social services like public health and education...
11 Mar, 2024, 12.03 AM IST
Core sector growth eases marginally to 8% in JulyWhile the continuation of government capex (both centre and states) in July led to a strong performance in steel and cement sectors, econom...
31 Aug, 2023, 11.30 PM IST
Bright spot: Rural consumption to pick up on wage rise and lower inflation, say economistsEconomists said high-frequency data also points at a revival of rural consumption. However, experts cautioned that monsoon could play a spo...
10 Jul, 2023, 11.51 PM IST
Economists concerned over lower rice acreage pushing up inflationRice accounts for 4.4% of the Consumer Price Index basket, whereas the main staple, arhar or tur, which has also witnessed a reduction in a...
30 Jun, 2023, 12.43 AM IST
India may have achieved current account surplus, say expertsIndia's current account balance likely moved to a surplus in the quarter ending March, thanks to a weakening of commodity prices, rising re...
31 May, 2023, 12.57 AM IST
GDP growth may print at about 4% in Q4, says new reportThe National Statistical Office, in its second advanced estimate, has retained GDP growth at 7 % for the full year, which factors in a grow...
08 Mar, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
Manufacturing sector to be impacted in FY23 as exports take a hit, says Ind-Ra reportThe exports trend of FY22 may not sustain in FY23 due to the adverse impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, leading to recessionary con...
18 Aug, 2022, 07.44 PM IST