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India’s inflation rate slows to 3.16% in April, marking six straight months of decline
- In April 2025, India's year-on-year retail inflation dropped to 3.16%, reaching its lowest level since July 2019, according to official data released in New Delhi.
- The decline was driven by a widespread decrease in prices across several food categories, such as vegetables, pulses, and cereals, supported by lower vegetable costs and weak protein item prices.
- The fall in inflation has continued for six consecutive months, with food inflation easing to 1.78% and vegetable prices dropping 11% year-on-year in April.
- Economists such as Dharmakirti Joshi and Sakshi Gupta signaled that the 3.16% CPI print “sets the stage for another 25-basis point rate cut” by the Reserve Bank of India in June.
- The sustained inflation decline and expectations of an above-normal monsoon imply room for monetary easing that could support economic growth and reduce industry debt burden.
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