Selected Tag: WPI
Selected Tag: WPI

Week in Numbers: Tracking India’s Economic Pulse

March data on inflation and merchandise trade show that the impact of the war in West Asia is yet to show up in the numbers.

Datametricx

April 18, 2026 at 11:23 AM IST

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Week in Numbers: Tracking India’s Economic Pulse

Retail inflation edged up but stayed well below the RBI’s tolerance band, while automobile sales recorded their strongest growth in years.

Datametricx

January 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM IST

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Are We in the Goldilocks Scenario?

India’s Goldilocks moment looks enticing, yet surging growth and vanishing inflation signal a fragile equilibrium, a lull before the storm.

Mridul Saggar

December 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM IST

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Poonam Gupta

Monetary Policy

MPC Gets the Flexible Inflation Targeting Mandate Right

The MPC’s well-timed rate cut showed rare institutional clarity, reaffirming its inflation-targeting mandate and restoring flexibility to policy.

Sujit Kumar

December 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM IST

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Base-Year Syndrome in India’s Real GDP Growth

High real GDP and low inflation reflect more statistical noise than economic strength. Outdated base years distort India’s growth picture and complicate policy choices.

Barendra Kumar Bhoi

December 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM IST

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Week in Numbers: Tracking India’s Economic Pulse

Retail inflation fell to a record low in October, but a December rate cut still hangs in the balance.

Datametricx

November 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM IST

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Monetary Policy

Inflation Targeting Needs Flexibility, Not Unanimity

When monetary consensus turns to groupthink, inflation targeting risks losing its flexibility—and its purpose.

Ashima Goyal

November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM IST

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Week in Numbers – Tracking India’s Economic Pulse

Despite a sharp rebound in income tax collections last month, concerns remain about meeting this year’s ambitious direct tax target.

Datametricx

September 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM IST

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Finance Ministry

India’s Wholesale Inflation Eases To Six-Month Low Of 2.05% In March

BasisPoint Insight

April 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM IST

The Bureau

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