new delhi, April 14 -- Retail inflation is likely to have eased further to 3.5% in March from 3.6% in the previous month, thanks to declining food prices, showed a Mint poll of 14 economists. If the poll prediction comes true, it would mark the second consecutive month of sub-4% print and the longest streak of continuous inflation easing in at least five years.
Economists polled by Mint projected the consumer price index (CPI) inflation in a range of 3.3-3.9%, with three economists expecting inflation to rise from February.
The official data is to be released on April 15.
"We expect inflation to have decelerated on the back of continued decline in food prices, especially vegetables. The usual seasonal decline in food prices during the wi...