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    Should monetary policy be hostage to vegetable prices?

    The overall CPI index has moved up from 147.2 in October 2019 to 196.8 in October 2024, an increase of a third in 5 years. And the Food & Beverage index has gone up by 40 percent over the period. Small wonder that the consumption of the masses has been hit

    Manas Chakravarty
    November 13, 2024 / 08:39 IST
    While vegetables stole the show, inflation in cereals too were higher than in September
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