India's August CPI Hits 4.82% as Food Inflation Reaches 5.95%

3 articles · Updated · bignewsnetwork.com · Sep 14

India's retail inflation rose to 4.82% year on year in August, with official data showing price growth stayed stronger in rural areas than in cities.
Food prices drove the increase: the Consumer Food Price Index climbed 5.95%, including 6.13% in rural areas and 5.64% in urban areas.
Rural headline CPI stood at 5.23% versus 4.31% in urban India, underscoring a wider inflation burden outside cities.
15.17% inflation in personal care and social protection was the highest among tracked categories, followed by restaurants and accommodation at 8.38%; health was the lowest at 1.34%.
The August reading was up from 4.45% in July, extending India's run of monthly CPI increases and leaving less room for the RBI to stay on pause.

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