Vegetable price reductions caused India's retail inflation to decline more than anticipated from 7.44% to 6.83%.

Retail inflation in India decreased more than anticipated, with lower vegetable prices being a major factor. It continued to be over the central bank's target range, nevertheless.

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According to information from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation issued on Tuesday, the Consumer Price Index-based inflation rate was 6.83% in August as opposed to 7.44% in July. The results for July were the highest in fifteen months.

Inflation for food and beverages hit to 9.19% in August from 10.57% in July. The rise in tomato and other vegetable prices caused consumer price inflation to surpass the central bank's goal range of 4 (+/- 2)% for the second consecutive month, as predicted by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.

Although fresh crops are anticipated to immediately bring down vegetable prices, Das added that conditions like El Nino, fluctuating food prices globally, and unbalanced monsoon distribution call for close observation. Due to the dramatic drop in vegetable prices that occurred in late August and early September, inflation is predicted to diminish in September.

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