India, March 12 -- India's retail inflation, or the rate at which the retail cost of products increases or decreases, has dropped by 65 basis points to 3.61%, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said on Wednesday.

Retail inflation in the country was at 4.26% in January 2025 and at 5.09% in February 2024. The last month's retail inflation is the lowest in seven months.

Eggs, vegetables, pulses, spices, fuel and light were product groups that got cheaper in February 2025 compared to their prices in February 2024. Spices saw the biggest drop, at 5.85%, followed by eggs, at 3.01%.

On the other hand, prices of oils and fats saw the biggest upward jumps, rising 16.36% month-on-month. That product group was followed by fru...