NEW DELHI: This number is in line with private and RBI forecasts and, according to economists, keeps open the possibility of RBI's Monetary Policy Committee cutting interest rates in its February meeting. A rate cut could provide relief to both households and businesses by bringing down borrowing costs.
Retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), came in at 5.2% in December 2024, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Monday. December's inflation print is 26 basis points—one basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point—lower than the November inflation reading. The December CPI value was the lowest since August 2024 when it was 3.7%. December CPI numbers are broadly in line with the forecast by a Bloomberg poll of economists which had projected this number to be 5.3%.
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