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India’s retail inflation rate in June at five-month high of 5%
Analysts had forecast June’s annual increase in the consumer price index at 5.30%, compared with May’s 4.87%. The forecasts for June ranged from 4.60% to 6%.
Updated on: Jul 12, 2018, 19:03:26 IST
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India’s retail inflation rate accelerated to a five-month high of 5% in June, government data showed on Thursday, driven by higher fuel prices and a depreciating rupee.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast June’s annual increase in the consumer price index at 5.30%, compared with May’s 4.87%. The forecasts for June ranged from 4.60% to 6%.
June was the eighth straight month in which inflation was higher than the central bank’s medium-term target of 4%.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2014, by 25 basis points to 6.25%, citing rising inflation.
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