China’s Consumer Price Index eases
August 9th, 2012 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 9 (IANS) China's Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key gauge of inflation, grew to 1.8 percent year on year in July, the slowest pace since February 2010, the ... Read more...
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Green chilies, Mamata and the price war (West Bengal Newsletter)
July 7th, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) While the green chilli is known for scalding the tongue, people in West Bengal and especially in this city have of late been feeling the ... Read more...
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South Korea’s producer prices fall
May 8th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 8 (IANS) South Korea's producer prices fell for the first time in five months in April due to a decline in farm goods prices, the central bank said ... Read more...
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South Korea’s consumer price growth hits 14-month low
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 2 (IANS) South Korea's consumer price growth hit a 14-month low in February, alleviating concerns that high consumer price inflation may affect the overall economic recovery negatively, a ... Read more...
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New Zealand consumer prices fall
January 19th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Jan 19 (IANS) A sharp drop in the price of vegetables caused a dip in prices for New Zealand consumers in the last quarter, according to figures from the ... Read more...
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‘Food inflation will go back to 7-8 percent by March-April’
January 12th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) Food inflation, negative right now, is expected to go back to 7-8 percent by March-April because of the "structural problem" which persists in the agriculture sector ... Read more...
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Food inflation falls to 8 percent; to drop further: Pranab (Lead)
December 1st, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) India's food inflation fell sharply to 8 percent for the week ended Nov 19 as compared to 9.01 percent in the previous week - ... Read more...
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Food inflation falls to 8 percent
December 1st, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) India's food inflation fell sharply to 8 percent for the week ended Nov 19 as compared to 9.01 percent in the previous week as onions, ... Read more...
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Shanghai launches official microblog
November 28th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 28 (IANS) The local government of Shanghai Monday launched its first official microblog where the public will be informed about new regulations, upcoming cultural activities as well as ... Read more...
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South Korea’s retail sale grows in October
November 17th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 17 (IANS) Sales at South Korea's major discount outlets and department stores grew in October due to solid demand for food and luxury goods, a government report showed ... Read more...
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BJP team meets PM over Manipur blockade
October 22nd, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by party president Nitin Gadkari met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Friday on the continuing economic blockade ... Read more...
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Inflation down to 7 percent by March 2012: Rangarajan
October 20th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Inflation is likely to come down to seven percent by the end of this financial year following a good monsoon and high base effect, ... Read more...
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Pakistan awaits Indian onions, tomatoes
October 5th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Pakistan is eagerly waiting for Indian onions and tomatoes after widespread floods ravaged the crops.Thirtyfive containers of onions will reach Karachi in the coming days, Asif ... Read more...
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Sell vegetables directly: Wen tells farmers
October 2nd, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) Vegetable producers should sell their produce directly to urban consumers to lower retail prices, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said.Wen made a tour early Saturday morning ... Read more...
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Food inflation dips marginally to 9.47 percent
September 15th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India's food inflation dipped marginally to 9.47 percent for the week ended Sep 3 year-on-year but still hovered high enough to trouble policymakers, according to ... Read more...
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Food inflation dips marginally to 9.55 percent
September 8th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) India's food inflation dipped marginally to 9.55 percent for the week ended Aug 27 year-on-year, coming down from the double-digit levels registered the previous week, ... Read more...
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Food inflation soars to ‘disturbing’ level of 10.05 percent
September 1st, 2011 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Food inflation soared to double-digit figure for the first time in over five months on sharp jump in prices of onions, vegetables and fruits, ... Read more...
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India’s annual food inflation rises after brief lull
August 4th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) After falling to its lowest level in over two years, India's food inflation spiked to 8.04 percent for the week ended July 23 because of ... Read more...
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Russia to monitor vegetable prices after EU imports ban
June 2nd, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will monitor vegetable prices to prevent them from skyrocketing after the country banned vegetable imports from the European Union, an official said Thursday."We ... Read more...
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Drought affects 35 million in China
May 30th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 30 (IANS) A severe drought in China's central, eastern and southern provinces has affected nearly 35 million people and caused an economic loss of almost 15 billion yuan ... Read more...
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Government deeply concerned about inflation: Patil (Lead)
February 21st, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance government is "deeply concerned" over the effects of inflation, especially high food prices, on the common man and the threat it poses ... Read more...
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Government deeply concerned about inflation: Patil
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance government is "deeply concerned" over the effect of inflation on the common man and the threat it poses to the growth of ... Read more...
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CPI (M) slams PM over coaltion politics remarks
February 16th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday criticized the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, over his comments that the coaltion politics was ... Read more...
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Food inflation a problem but growth important, says Manmohan Singh
February 16th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): Accepting that food inflation has been a problem, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said the government did not want to sacrifice the growth process as ... Read more...
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Inflation will drop to seven percent by March 2011: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
February 15th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said inflation would drop to seven per cent by March this year.Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a ... Read more...
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Mukherjee hopes overall inflation to decline to seven percent by March end
February 14th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi Feb 14 (ANI): Expressing concern over the marginal decline in rate of price rise in January, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said he hopes that the overall ... Read more...
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Farmers feeding crops to animals in Aurangabad
February 11th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
Aurangabad, Feb 11(ANI): Farmers are feeding their produce to animals because of sky rocketing vegetable pricesGanpat Kisan Paraskar, a farmer said: "We've put one quintal of celery. Labourers are charging Rs ... Read more...
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Soaring prices prompt India’s central bank to hike key rates (Roundup)
January 25th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) With inflation soaring to double-digits and factory output growing in spurts, India's central bank Tuesday hiked its short-term lending and borrowing rates by 25 basis points that ... Read more...
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India’s Reserve Bank hikes key rates to tame inflation (Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) In a bid to tame prices that has seen annual food inflation soar to double digits, India's central bank Tuesday hiked its short-term lending and borrowing rates by ... Read more...
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Jaganmohan Reddy pulls up Centre over inflation, petrol price hike
January 23rd, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
Visakhapatnam, Jan 23 (ANI): Former Kadapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy has slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre for its failure to curb the rising inflation and petrol price ... Read more...
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Chandrababu Naidu criticizes Central Government over price hike
January 22nd, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Jan 22(ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday criticized the Central Government over rising inflation and petrol price hike."After paying taxes, also income tax and everything they are ... Read more...
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Decline in food inflation not much consolation, says Mukherjee
January 20th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said the decline in food inflation to 15.52 per cent for the week ended January 8, is not much consolation, ... Read more...
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Onions, vegetables still costly though food inflation drops (Lead)
January 20th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Even as India's annual food inflation based on wholesale prices fell to 15.52 percent for the week ended Jan 8, high prices continued to pinch people ... Read more...
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Inflation row heats up across India
January 17th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Agra/Amritsar, Jan 17 (ANI): Reeling under the spiraling prices of essential commodities, locals and activists from regional factions staged agitations in several parts of the country to protest the perceived inability of ... Read more...
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PM-led meet on price rise ends inconclusively (Second Lead)
January 11th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) A meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held with senior cabinet ministers and officials Tuesday, to discuss measures to check rising food prices, ended inconclusively.According to a ... Read more...
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