
Retail inflation eases to 5.22 pc in December on dip in food prices
New Delhi, Jan 13 (UNI) India’s consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation eased to four-month low of 5.22% in December 2024 from 5.48% in the previous month, as per official data released on Monday. With this, the headline inflation has stayed within the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) medium-term target of 2-6%. “Year-on-year inflation rate based…