Retail Inflation: People got relief from inflation! Retail inflation rate at 67 months low

Retail Inflation: There is a relief news for the Indian general public. Retail inflation in the country has come down to just 3.34 percent in March 2025 and this figure is the lowest since September 2019. According to the data released by the government on Tuesday, this decline has come mainly due to softness in the prices of food items.

In February too, the inflation rate was 3.61 percent and now it has seen further decline. This decline has come at a time when there is uncertainty in the global markets, yet the atmosphere of relief is visible in the Indian market.

Positive signal for economy

The special thing is that these figures are not only in the range of 2-6 percent of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), but also below 4 percent, which is a positive signal for the economy. Now if we talk about food and drink, then food inflation has come to 2.69 percent in March, which was 3.75 percent in February. Inflation of vegetables declined a major decline, where there was a decline of -1.07 per cent in February, it fell to -7.04 per cent in March.

Common man got relief

Grain inflation was 5.93 percent while the prices of pulses declined by 2.73 percent. This is a huge relief for those whose budget rests on lentils and vegetables. Inflation of fuel and electricity has also come down to 1.48 percent, while both rural and urban areas have decreased inflation. Rural inflation has come down from 3.79 per cent to 3.25 per cent from February and urban inflation has also come to 2.48 per cent.

What will happen next?

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra recently said that the trend of fall in inflation will continue and there may be further relief in FY26 (FY 2025-26). He said that if the prices of food items continue to stability, the pressure of spending on homes will be reduced. However, RBI also said that global uncertainty, such as tariffs increased by the US, are still a big threat. For example, US President Donald Trump imposed 26 per cent import duty on several countries including India, although except China, the rest of the countries have also been given 90 days relief.

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