CPI and WPI: Prasanna – Head Global Markets Group, ICICI Bank
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“Headline CPI came close to expectations at 2.2% YoY. This was led with continued deflation in food group while the broad-core index threw up a negative surprise with core inflation remaining at 5.7%. Despite the sharp fall in petrol and diesel prices in December, the core inflation was elevated. This was due to the high sequential …