RBI Retains FY23 Retail Inflation Projection At 6.7%; CPI Inflation Likely To Be Below 6% From Q4
News 18The RBI on Wednesday retained its inflation forecast for the current financial year at 6.7 per cent. However, it was the 10th month in a row that the Consumer Price Index -based inflation remained above the RBI’s upper tolerance limit of 6 per cent. The RBI has, however, revised upwards the retail inflation forecast marginally to 6.6 per cent and 5.9 per cent for Q3FY23 and Q4FY23, respectively. While presenting the latest bi-monthly monetary policy statement, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said, “There will be no let-up in our efforts to bring down inflation, move closer towards 4 per cent target.” He added that core inflation remains sticky and elevated. In the consecutive fifth hike this year, the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee on Wednesday raised the repo rate by 35 basis points to 6.25 per cent with immediate effect, making loans expensive.