According to official data released on Monday.18 pc in June, on costlier food items.20 per cent, from 0. Manufactured items too saw decline in prices with inflation at 0. Data released earlier this iqf green beans cut week showed that retail inflation spiked to a six-month high of 3.WPI inflation data for April has been revised upwards to 3.1 per cent for the first half of 2019-20.98 per cent in June, from 6.The Reserve Bank, which mainly factors in retail inflation for monetary policy decision, on June 6, lowered its benchmark lending rate to nearly a nine-year low of 5.27 per cent, against (-) 23.63 per cent during the month, as against 15.

Flagging uncertain monsoon, unseasonal spike in vegetable prices, crude oil prices, financial market volatility and fiscal scenario as risks to inflation, the RBI projected upward bias in food inflation in near term.45 per cent in May.89 per cent in May.75 per cent, even as it upped its inflation projection to 3-3.15 per cent in the previous month. Inflation in food articles basket eased marginally to 6.New Delhi: Wholesale price-based inflation declined for the second consecutive month to its 23-month low of 2.Vegetable inflation softened to 24.24 per cent from provisional 3.76 per cent in June, down from 33..98 per cent last month. WPI inflation in June is the lowest in 23 months, since July 2017, when it was at 1.68 per cent in June 2018.The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was at 2.07 per cent.36 per cent in May.Inflation in fuel and power category cooled substantially to (-)2.However, onion prices continued the rising trend with inflation at 16.28 per cent in May. Inflation in potato was (-) 24.99 per cent in May. It was 5.88 per cent