New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- India's inflation trajectory continued to surprise on the downside in December 2025, reinforcing expectations of sustained policy support for growth and liquidity, even as global geopolitical and financial uncertainties pose fresh risks to commodity prices and capital flows in 2026, according to SBI report released here on Monday.
Headline inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to a three-month high of 1.33 per cent in December 2025, from 0.25 per cent in October, driven primarily by a rise in food and beverage prices.
Despite the uptick, inflation remained well below long-term averages, with calendar year 2025 recording the lowest average CPI inflation of 2.2 per cent under the current base year.
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