RBI MPC Dec 2024: Retail Inflation Estimate For FY25 Raised To 4.8 Per Cent, Food Prices To Remain Higher
ABP NewsThe Reserve Bank of India ’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to maintain the status quo on key rates and keep the repo rates unchanged at 6.5 per cent. Sharing the projections about inflation levels in the economy, Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the retail inflation rate for the 2024-25 fiscal year is now estimated to be at 4.8 per cent. Comparatively, the earlier inflation estimates for the current fiscal year stood at 4.5 per cent. The governor said that inflation rate is expected to touch 5.7 per cent in the October-December quarter in the current fiscal and tamper down to 4.5 per cent in the last quarter of the year. Meanwhile, pointing out the consistent elevation in food prices, the central bank hiked the retail inflation forecast to 4.8 per cent for the current financial year, in comparison to 4.5 per cent projected in the previous MPC meet.