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Retail inflation

12 Apr 2024

India's Retail Inflation Hits 10-Month Low At 4.85% In March

March witnessed a decrease in food inflation to 8.52 per cent, down from 8.66 percent in February.

finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

25 Aug 2023

Growth In June Quarter Should Be Good; Priority Is To Tame Inflation: FM

While mentioning the key priorities of the government, Sitharaman also stressed that the focus is on Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) but essential imports will not be stopped.

industrial production

12 May 2022

Industrial production grows 1.9% in March, 11.3% in 2021-22

The IIP had grown by 24.2 per cent in March 2021. During 2021-22, the IIP grew 11.3 per cent. IIP had contracted 8.4 per cent in 2020-21.

unemployment rate

06 May 2022

Unemployment rate at 8.7% in Oct-Dec 2021: NSO survey

Joblessness or unemployment rate is defined as the percentage of unemployed persons in the labour force. Joblessness was high in October-December in 2020 mainly due to the staggering impact of the lockdown restrictions in the country.

25 Mar 2022

ESIC scheme adds 12.84 lakh new members in January

The NSO report showed that gross enrolments of new subscribers with ESIC were 1.15 crore in 2020-21, compared to 1.51 crore in 2019-20 and 1.49 crore in 2018-19. From September 2017 to March 2018, around 83.35 lakh new subscribers joined the ESIC scheme. The report said gross new enrolments with ESIC from September 2017 to January 2022 were 6.21 crore.

28 Feb 2022

India's GDP growth slows to 5.4 per cent in Q3

The growth in GDP during 2021-22 is estimated at 8.9 per cent as compared to a contraction of 6.6 per cent in 2020-21. Nominal GDP or GDP at Current Prices in the year 2021-22 is estimated to attain a level of Rs 236.44 lakh crore, as against Rs 198.01 lakh crore in 2020-21.

24 Dec 2021

ESIC scheme adds 12.19 lakh new subscribers in October: NSO Data

The latest data is part of a report released by the National Statistical Office. Gross new enrolments with ESIC were 10.78 lakh in April. The figure stood at 8.91 lakh in May, 10.68 lakh in June, 13.40 lakh in July and 13.47 lakh in August.

Consumer Price Index

12 Nov 2021

Retail inflation rises marginally to 4.48% in October

According to NSO data, inflation in food basket rose to 0.85 per cent in October. The Reserve Bank of India has been tasked by the government to keep it at 4 per cent. The RBI has projected the CPI inflation at 5.3 per cent for 2021-22.

12 Nov 2021

Industrial production grows 3.1% in September: National Statistical Office

Mining output climbed to 8.6 per cent in September 2021. Power generation increased to 0.9 per cent in the month. During April-September 2021, the IIP grew 23.5 per cent.

Employees' State Insurance Corporation

26 Oct 2021

ESIC scheme adds 13.22 lakh new members in August 2021

Gross new enrolments with Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) were 10.74 lakh in April, 8.88 lakh in May, 10.62 lakh in June and 13.33 lakh in July this year, the latest data showed. During September 2017 to March 2018, around 83.35 lakh new subscribers joined the ESIC scheme. The report said gross new enrolments with ESIC from September 2017 to August 2021 were 5.56 crore.

12 Jul 2021

Retail inflation marginally lowers to 6.26 per cent in June

Retail inflation stood at 6.26 per cent in June It was slightly higher at 6.3 per cent in May Inflation in food basket stood at 5.15 per cent

12 Mar 2021

Industrial production contracts 1.6% in January

The worst performance was witnessed by the capital goods sector, which recorded a contraction of 9.6% during the month under review, compared to a 4.4% decline a year ago A contraction of 3.7% was registered in the mining sector in January, against a positive growth of 4.4% in the year-ago period

Retail inflation

12 Mar 2021

Retail inflation rises to 3-month high of 5.03 % in Feb on higher food prices

The rate of price rise in the food basket accelerated to 3.87% in February, as against 1.89% in the preceding month, as per data released by NSO Inflation in the 'fuel and light' category remained elevated at 3.53% during the month vis-a-vis 3.87% in January

India's economic growth

29 May 2020

India's economic growth slows to 3.1% in January-March amid COVID-19 crisis

The NSO data stated that the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth stood at 5.7 percent in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19. During 2019-20, the Indian economy grew at 4.2 percent as against 6.1 percent in 2018-19.

India's industrial output

12 May 2020

Industrial production declines 16.7% in March 2020 amid COVID-19 lockdown

The Indices of Industrial Production for the Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity sectors for the month of March 2020 stand at 132.7, 114.8 and 149.2 respectively.

India retail inflation

13 Apr 2020

Retail inflation in March dips to 5.91% from 6.58% in February: Govt data

The government has asked the RBI to restrict the inflation around 4 per cent, with a margin of 2 per cent on the either side. The retail inflation was ruling above 6 per cent since December 2019.

Industrial production data

09 Apr 2020

February Industrial output expands to 4.5% from 2% month-on-month

According to a data by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the manufacturing sector output grew at a rate of 3.2 per cent in February compared to a contraction of 0.3 per cent in the same month a year ago.

India retail inflation

12 Mar 2020

Consumer Price inflation eases to 6.58% in February

The CPI-based inflation has been on the rise since August 2019, and it is for the first time it has moved southward since then.

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