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Retail inflation rises to 4.82% in August
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India's retail inflation accelerated to 4.82% in August, driven largely by an increase in food inflation. Government data from the National Statistics Office indicates that food prices rose to 5.95%, up from 5.52% in July.
WHY IT MATTERS
The rise in retail and food inflation highlights ongoing cost-of-living pressures for consumers and provides key economic data for assessing monetary policy.
Food inflation in August increased to 5.95% compared to 5.52% in the preceding month, according to CPI data released by the National Statistics Office
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