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    HomeNewsOpinionAugust CPI shows encouraging signs in food disinflation

    August CPI shows encouraging signs in food disinflation

    If we take the index values, the consumer price index was at 193 both in July and in August. In other words, month-on-month inflation for August is zero

    Manas Chakravarty
    September 13, 2024 / 08:22 IST
    With inflation coming in below 4 percent from a year ago, for two months running now, is it time for the RBI to loosen policy, at least changing its policy stance to neutral for starters?
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