Retail inflation rate April 2025: India’s retail inflation came down to 6 years low in April 2025. This is a great relief news for crores of common people of the country on the inflation front. The prices of vegetables, fruits and other protein-rich products fell down to about 6 years low to 3.16 percent in April. According to the official data released on Tuesday, inflation rate based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April was 3.16 percent, the lowest level since July 2019.
Retail inflation rate was 3.15 percent in July 2019
It was 3.15 percent in July 2019. Retail inflation in March 2025 was 3.34 percent and 4.83 percent in April 2024. The food inflation rate was 1.78 percent last month, which was 8.7 percent in the same month a year ago. Food inflation was 2.69 percent in March. Now retail inflation remains in a satisfactory realm of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The government has entrusted the RBI to maintain inflation at 4 percent with 2 percent decrease.
Repo rate has decreased by 0.50 percent in 2 months
After the price situation improved, the RBI has cut a total of 0.50 percent in the major interest rates (repo rate) in 2 times. The Reserve Bank of India had cut the repo rate by 0.25 percent in February this year, after which the repo rate was reduced by 0.25 percent in April. In this way, the repo rate has been cut by 0.50 percent within 2 months, after which it has come down from 6.50 percent to 6.00 percent.
FY 2025-26 estimated to be 4 percent of retail inflation
The central bank has estimated 4 percent of retail inflation for FY 2025-26. According to the Reserve Bank of India, the first quarter is expected to be 3.6 percent of retail inflation in the first quarter, 3.9 percent in the second quarter, 3.8 percent in the third quarter and 4.4 percent in the fourth quarter.
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