New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday, aligns with RBI's projection of headline inflation for FY26 at 4.2 per cent and 4.8 per cent in the current fiscal ahead of the Union Budget to be presented on Saturday.

The Economic Survey underscored the role of a few essential commodities--Tomato, Onion, and Potato (TOP)--in driving food inflation.

When these three price-sensitive vegetables were excluded, the average food inflation in FY25 (April-December) stood at 6.5 per cent, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the overall food inflation rate.

Similarly, the headline inflation rate, after excluding TOP, was 4.2 per cent, 0.7 percentage points lower than the current headline inflation.

The survey als...