{"id":4656,"date":"2025-08-12T11:04:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/indias-retail-inflation-hits-8-year-low-at-1-55-in-july-2025-economy-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:04:29","slug":"indias-retail-inflation-hits-8-year-low-at-1-55-in-july-2025-economy-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/indias-retail-inflation-hits-8-year-low-at-1-55-in-july-2025-economy-news\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s Retail Inflation Hits 8-Year Low At 1.55% In July 2025 | Economy News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9500851\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">August 12, 2025, 16:14 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9500851\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3349870448 asubttl-schema\">India&#8217;s retail inflation, based on CPI, declined to 1.55 percent in July 2025, the 8-year low. The CPI-based inflation was also 2.10 percent in May 2025.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3349870448 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CPI July Data 2025\" title=\"CPI July Data 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-3349870448\"\/><\/p>\n<p>CPI July Data 2025<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span class=\"cf0\"><strong>CPI In July 2025:<\/strong> India\u2019s retail inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 1.55 per cent in July 2025, according to the latest official data released on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. This is down from 2.10% in June 2025 and marks a 55-basis-point drop month-on-month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span class=\"cf0\">It is the lowest inflation print after June 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span class=\"cf0\">The CPI-based inflation had stood at 2.10 per cent in May 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article_embeddedimg\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-12-161145-2025-08-ab5a5105129526676a1f2ee2acffaa35.png?impolicy=website&amp;width=0&amp;height=0\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><strong>(CPI In July 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"743\">Food inflation, measured by the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), slipped further into negative territory at -1.76% in July, compared to -1.01% in June. The decline was largely led by lower prices of pulses, vegetables, cereals, eggs, sugar, and transport costs. The July food inflation reading is the lowest since January 2019.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"1042\">Rural inflation stood at 1.18% in July, down from 1.72% in June, while urban inflation eased to 2.05% from 2.56% in the same period. Housing inflation was largely steady at 3.17%, education inflation moderated to 4% from 4.37%, and health inflation inched up to 4.57% from 4.38% a month earlier.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1216\">Among key states, Kerala recorded the highest combined inflation at 8.89%, followed by Jammu &amp; Kashmir (3.77%), Punjab (3.53%), Karnataka (2.73%) and Maharashtra (2.28%).<\/p>\n<div class=\"article_embeddedimg\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-12-161132-2025-08-c13f701148688344bfb4a9240dd52eb2.png?impolicy=website&amp;width=0&amp;height=0\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1368\">Transport and communication inflation dropped to 2.12% in July from 3.90% in June, while fuel and light inflation rose slightly to 2.67% from 2.55%.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1368\">Year-on-year Fuel &amp; light inflation rate for the month of July, 2025 is<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">2.67% (Provisional). Corresponding inflation rate for the month of June, 2025 was 2.55%. It is combined inflation rate for both rural and urban sector.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-11-at-14.38.33-2025-02-47cdd4fd31681cc3efe5087cb8bd1418.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/varun-yadav-28203.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Varun Yadav<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. 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