New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% at its April meeting, as the newly-adopted inflation measurement series is unlikely to significantly shift the price trajectory, while the central bank also awaits the release of revamped GDP data on 27 February, economists said.

The statistics ministry on Thursday released the first inflation print under the new series, with 2024 as its base year, for January 2026, which came in at 2.75%. While comparable inflation figures are not available for the previous months due to statistical limitations, an assessment of month-on-month movement in Consumer Price Index (CPI), also released on Thursday, shows rising price pressures-sim...