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Prices of non-food items squeeze Indian wallets; unlikely to decrease significantly in the coming months

Aug 04, 2025, 12:35 IST1 min
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India&rsquos non-food inflation climbed to a 23-month high of 4.3 percent in June despite a dip in retail inflation in the same month. Inflation for non-food items and services was 4.1 perc...
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Non food inflation exceeded retail inflation, for the first time since June 2023, in March this year and has continued upwards since. Meanwhile, food prices slid into deflation for the firs...
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Inflation in precious metals and ornaments remained high. Beer prices also showed a significant spike, which is notable for a commodity whose inflation has largely remained under 4% since A...
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While prices of fuel and light have largely remained lower than headline inflation in the past year, it marginally exceeded retail inflation in June. Experts believe that since the Q1 infla...
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While a majority of the households do not expect prices of non food items to ease in the coming months, experts believe that overall inflation is expected to remain low in July due to the b...
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