Retail inflation rises to 7% in August on costlier food items

Retail inflation inched up to 7 per cent in August from 6.71 per cent in July, mainly due to higher food prices, government data showed on Monday. The consumer price index-based inflation is above the Reserve Bank’s comfort level of 6 per cent for the eighth month in a row. According to the data, inflation in the…

Inflation data to be released today: All you need to know

Retail inflation in July is expected to cool down to a three-month low, bringing it back within the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) target range of 2-6 per cent. Retail inflation, measured by the consumer price index (CPI), had shot up to 6.30 per cent in May and slightly cooled to 6.26 per cent in June. Retail…