Thalinomics versus Dosanomics: a tale of two chief economic advisers
4 years, 11 months ago

Thalinomics versus Dosanomics: a tale of two chief economic advisers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: After the hamburger and dosa, economists have now turned to the thali to try and illustrate the impact of inflation on a nation’s life. Enter ‘Thalinomics: The economics of a plate of food in India’—an attempt to quantify what a common person pays for a Thali across India,” says the Economic Survey 2019-20. Indeed, Thalinomics may just evolve into India’s very own Big Mac Index, which informally measures the purchasing power parity of currencies of different countries through a price comparison of McDonald’s hamburger in the stated geographies. Both across India and the four regions—North, South, East and West—it is found that the absolute prices of a vegetarian Thali have decreased significantly since 2015-16 though the price has increased in 2019,” the CEA’s report card said. “As a result, an average household of five individuals that eats two vegetarian Thalis a day gained around ₹10,887 on average per year while a non-vegetarian household gained ₹11,787, on average, per year.

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Vegetarian thali cost jumps 6% year-on-year in December on pricey potatoes, tomatoes
1 week, 2 days ago

Vegetarian thali cost jumps 6% year-on-year in December on pricey potatoes, tomatoes

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian thali rose 6% year-on-year to ₹31.60 in December from ₹29.70 a year ago, driven by a sharp rise in vegetable prices, Crisil Ltd said on Monday. Tomato prices surged 24% year-on-year from ₹38 to ₹47 per kg in December, while potato prices jumped 50% to ₹36 per kg, compared to ₹24 a …

Wholesale food inflation cooled to 8.9% in November from 25-month high of 11.6%
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Wholesale food inflation cooled to 8.9% in November from 25-month high of 11.6%

The Hindu  

India’s wholesale prices rose at a three-month low pace of 1.89% in November, easing from October’s 2.4% uptick, with food price inflation decelerating to 8.9% from a 25-month high of 11.6% in the previous month, even as manufactured products’ inflation accelerated to 2%. EDITORIAL | Price worries: On inflation Among manufactured products, some of the important groups that showed month-over-month …

Rising food inflation: Thali costs soar 7% YoY on pricey staples like potatoes, tomatoes
1 month, 1 week ago

Rising food inflation: Thali costs soar 7% YoY on pricey staples like potatoes, tomatoes

Live Mint  

The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian meal, or thali, climbed 7% year-on-year in November, driven by a sharp rise in vegetable prices, rating agency Crisil Ltd said on Thursday. On a monthly basis, the cost of a vegetarian thali fell 2% in November, thanks to a 17% drop in tomato prices as fresh supplies from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat …

Rising food prices push India’s wholesale inflation to four-month high in Oct
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2 months ago

Rising food prices push India’s wholesale inflation to four-month high in Oct

Live Mint  

India's wholesale price index -based inflation rose to a four-month high of 2.36% in October due to rising food prices, showed the ministry of commerce and industry's provisional data on Thursday. On a year-on-year basis, the core WPI print rose to 0.3% in October," said Rahul Agrawal, senior economist, Icra Ltd. Elevated food prices have also pushed India's retail inflation, …

Cost of meals rose by 71% in five years, salaries by just 37%: Data
8 months, 1 week ago

Cost of meals rose by 71% in five years, salaries by just 37%: Data

The Hindu  

The average cost of a home-cooked vegetarian thali in Maharashtra increased by 71% in the last five years. Click to remove AMP mode For instance, the cost of buying 125 grams of toor dal, which is required to make two thalis, increased from ₹9.3 to ₹20.1 in the past five years. In essence, the cost of making two thalis in …

Onions, tomatoes, pulses bump up veggie plate prices by 12% in December
1 year ago

Onions, tomatoes, pulses bump up veggie plate prices by 12% in December

The Hindu  

In an indication that food inflation pressures may have worsened in December, the cost of putting together a vegetarian food plate shot up 12% year-on-year last month, compared with 9% in November YoY, as per a monthly food plate costs’ tracker compiled by Crisil Market Intelligence and Analytics. The primary source of food inflation in December were onions and tomatoes, …

Wholesale inflation back in positive zone after 7 months, at 0.26% in November
1 year, 1 month ago

Wholesale inflation back in positive zone after 7 months, at 0.26% in November

The Hindu  

After seven months of deflation, India’s wholesale prices rose 0.26% in November compared to a -0.52% rate in October. The Commerce and Industry Ministry attributed the uptick primarily to an increase in prices of food articles, minerals, machinery & equipment, computer, electronics & optical products, motor vehicles, other transport equipment and other manufactured goods. Wholesale food prices rose 4.7% in …

Data | Cost of preparing meals at home rose by 65% in five years, wages by just 28%-37%
1 year, 4 months ago

Data | Cost of preparing meals at home rose by 65% in five years, wages by just 28%-37%

The Hindu  

The cost of a home-cooked vegetarian thali in Mumbai has increased by 65% in the last five years. | Data Point video To decode how much two thalis cost, on average, in Mumbai, the ingredients used were identified — white rice, toor dal, onion, garlic, green chilli, ginger, tomato, potato, peas, atta, cabbage, sunflower oil, salt, and rice — and …

'Thalinomics': Know why veg thali prices are higher than non-veg thali
1 year, 5 months ago

'Thalinomics': Know why veg thali prices are higher than non-veg thali

India TV News  

The precarious climb in the cost of tomatoes has made a vegetarian thali dearer by 34% on a month-on-month basis, a report by rating organisation Crisil said. The company's 'Roti Rice report' said that that with the price of thali preparation increasing only 13%, non-vegan thalis were generally less affected in the longer term in July than in June. Tomato …

Retail Inflation for Industrial Workers Rises to 6.16% in January; Check Details
1 year, 10 months ago

Retail Inflation for Industrial Workers Rises to 6.16% in January; Check Details

News 18  

Retail inflation for industrial workers rose to 6.16 per cent in January from 5.50 per cent in December, mainly due to rise in prices of certain food items. The labour ministry has said food inflation stood at 5.69 per cent in January as against 4.10 per cent in December. “Year-on-Year inflation for the month stood at 6.16 per cent compared …

As WPI spikes and rural incomes dip, is India staring at stagflation?
3 years, 7 months ago

As WPI spikes and rural incomes dip, is India staring at stagflation?

Hindustan Times  

Wholesale Price Index, the best proxy for producer prices in India, grew at a record 10.5% in April 2021. Non-food prices are driving both CPI and WPI While the April WPI numbers mark an all-time high, CPI actually came down from its 5.5% value in March 2021 to 4.3% in April 2021. Fall in rural wages could create further price …

Budget 2020: Dear Modi Govt, Is This Really ‘Economic Survey’?
4 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2020: Dear Modi Govt, Is This Really ‘Economic Survey’?

The Quint  

The CAG, independent experts, and former Finance Secretary have all pointed how the fiscal deficit is substantially higher than the headline number. The Survey prescribes not paying undue attention to the fiscal deficit breaching the limits under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003. This Survey certainly prepares the defence and ground for higher fiscal slippage in the budget …

Economic Survey: Vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis are more affordable now
4 years, 11 months ago

Economic Survey: Vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis are more affordable now

India TV News  

The affordability of vegetarian Thalis have improved by 29 per cent from 2006-07 to 2019-20 while that for non-vegetarian Thalis by 18 per cent, according to the Economic Survey 2019-20. Image Source : PIB Thalinomics: The economic of a plate of food in India The Survey states that across India and also the 4 regions- North, South, East and West- …

Veg thalis affordability improves 29%; non-veg by 18% during 2006-07 to 2019-20: Economic Survey
4 years, 11 months ago

Veg thalis affordability improves 29%; non-veg by 18% during 2006-07 to 2019-20: Economic Survey

India TV News  

Making an attempt to quantify what a common person pays for a 'thali' across India, the Economic Survey on Friday said affordability of vegetarian 'thalis' improved by 29 per cent while that of non-vegetarian by 18 per cent during the 2006-07 and 2019-20 period. Dedicating a full chapter on "Through 'Thalinomics -- The Economics of a Plate of Food in …

How a Cashless Rural Economy and Climate Change Contributed to High Food Inflation in India
5 years ago

How a Cashless Rural Economy and Climate Change Contributed to High Food Inflation in India

News 18  

New Delhi: There is more to the five-and-half year high of 7.35 per cent retail inflation in December 2019, mainly due to increased vegetable prices, than what meets the eye. That inflation in the vegetable segment spiked by 60.5 per cent as compared to December 2018 is the combined effect of climate change, inefficient trade systems due to no cash …

Costly nutritious food seen driving up malnutrition in India
6 years, 4 months ago

Costly nutritious food seen driving up malnutrition in India

Live Mint  

With a third of its children stunted, India’s malnutrition burden is widely acknowledged to be a major public policy challenge. A new World Bank working paper by Felipe Dizon of the World Bank and Anna Herforth, an independent consultant, highlights another important risk factor: the rising prices of nutritious food items in the country. The second measure, the nutritious food …

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