Retail inflation in May could drop below 3%: Economists
New Delhi, June 7 -- Higher supplies of tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, softer global gold prices, and a favourable base effect may have eased retail inflation further to 3% or below in May, the lowest since April 2019, according to economists. That would mark a fourth consecutive month ofsub-4% print.
The projection came as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday lowered its inflation projection for the April-June quarter to 2.9% from its earlier projection of 3.6%.
The consumer inflation reading for May is likely to fall to 2.7% primarily due to a drop in food inflation, Dipanwita Mazumdar, economist atBank of Baroda, said in a recent note.
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