Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the introduction of two crucial surveys, namely the ‘Inflation Expectations Survey of Households’ and the ‘Consumer Confidence Survey,’ aimed at gathering essential data for the upcoming bi-monthly monetary policy. The next monetary policy review is scheduled to take place from December 6-8. The ‘Inflation Expectations Survey … Read more
Households’ median inflation perceptions for the current period moderated sequentially by 70 basis points to 9.7 per cent in January in its latest round of survey conducted by the Reserve bank of India. But the current period perception is still higher than the perceptions in the same period a year ago. Also, the perceptions continue … Read more
Even as RBI has chosen to focus on growth over inflations, Indian households continue to expect inflation to rise and remain in double digits even over a one year horizon, RBI’s own survey points. Households’ median inflation perceptions for the current period increased by 20 basis points, reaching 10.4 per cent in November 2021, while … Read more