New Delhi, March 7 -- India's consumer price inflation (CPI) is expected to decline to 4.1 per cent for February 2025, according to a report by the Bank of Baroda (BoB).

However, the report cautioned that certain factors could keep food prices elevated, such as rising global edible oil prices, inflationary tariff policies, and an anticipated hotter summer.

It said "We expect CPI to settle at 4.1 per cent in Feb'25. However, we completely do not rule out any upside pressure on food prices arising from stickier edible oil prices globally".

The BoB Essential Commodity Index (BoB ECI), which tracks key household goods, also showed a slowdown in February, moderating to 2.4 per cent year-on-year. This decline was driven mainly by falling pri...