- NEW DELHI — As India’s retail inflation witnessed six-year low in the month of
March, items that witnessed the steepest decline in prices were ginger, tomato,
cauliflower, jeera and garlic.
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- According to the Ministry of Finance data, items that
witnessed the steepest decline in prices were ginger (-38.11 per cent), tomato
(-34.96 per cent), cauliflower (-25.99 per cent), jeera (-25.86 per cent), and
garlic (-25.22 per cent).
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- In March 2025, the top five items with the highest
year-on-year inflation were coconut oil (56.81 per cent), coconut (42.05 per
cent), gold (34.09 per cent), silver (31.57 per cent), and grapes (25.55 per
cent).
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- Prices in the health segment saw a mild rise, with inflation
at 4.26 per cent in March, up from 4.12 per cent in February.
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- For the urban sector, housing inflation rose slightly to
3.03 per cent in March 2025 from 2.91 per cent in February.
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- Inflation in the transport and communication category
increased to 3.30 per cent in March 2025 compared to 2.93 per cent in February.
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- Inflation in the fuel and light category rebounded to 1.48
per cent in March from -1.33 per cent in February, covering both rural and
urban areas.
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- A moderate increase was noted in education-related
inflation, rising to 3.98 per cent from 3.83 per cent the previous month.
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- Retail inflation in India, as measured by the Consumer Price
Index (CPI), which reflects the cost of everyday goods and services, fell to a
remarkable 4.6 per cent in the fiscal year 2024-25, the lowest since 2018-19.
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- The year-on-year food inflation based on the Consumer Food
Price Index (CFPI) stood at 2.69 per cent in March 2025, the lowest since
November 2021. This marks a sharp decline of 106 basis points from the previous
month.
