Amid food, medicine price inflation, Sri Lanka raises water tariffs

Aug 27, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 : Amid the existing economic crisis in the country, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Water Supply announced to increase...

Too long a period for current food price shock to be termed as transitory, says RBI bulletin

Jul 18, 2024

Faced with food inflation remaining at elevated levels consistently, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said that it is too long a period...

Inflation to remain around 5 per cent this fiscal: SBI report

Aug 05, 2024

Recent data indicates that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rose to 5.08 per cent in June 2024, driven primarily by higher food and...

Sri Lanka among 10 countries with highest food price inflation: World Bank

Aug 23, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 23 : Sri Lanka is ranked fifth among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the world,...

Retail inflation rises to 5.49 pc in September from 3.65 pc in August

Oct 14, 2024

India's Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation rate for September reached 5.49 per cent from 3.65 per cent in August, reflecting an uptick primarily due...

Inflation based on CPI for farm, rural labourers eases in December

Jan 20, 2021

New Delhi [India], January 21 : The inflation based on Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL)has dipped to 3.25 per cent while the...