Just In: July inflation speeds up to 5.79%; May WPI revised downwards to 4.58%

14 Aug 2013 Evaluate

In a rude shock India's main inflation gauge, based on monthly WPI, shot higher to 5.79% for the month of July, way above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) commonly perceived comfort level of 5% and against 4.86% (Provisional) for the previous month of June. However, May inflation figures were revised downwards to 4.58% from 4.70% earlier. With this, the central bank's task of containing inflation will likely get more difficult, since raising interest rates will adversely affect an already slowing economy.

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