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December CPI falls to 4.59%; November IIP disappoints at -1.9%

Updated : January 12, 2021 08:32 PM IST

Industrial production has been hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined to 4.59 percent in December from 6.93 percent in November, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

It is for the first time during the current fiscal that the CPI-based inflation print is below 6 percent or in the RBI's target range of 2 to 6 percent.

Industrial production contracted by 1.9 per cent in November, entering the negative territory after a two-month gap, mainly due to poor showing by the manufacturing and mining sectors, official data showed.

December CPI data:

December CPI At 4.59% Vs 6.93% (MoM)
CPI Combined Food Price Inflation 3.41% Vs 9.43% (MoM)
Vegetables Inflation At -10.41% Vs 15.63% (MoM)
Fuel & Light Inflation At 2.99% Vs 1.90% (MoM)
Housing Inflation At 3.21% Vs 3.19% (MoM)
Clothing & Footwear Inflation At 3.49% Vs 3.30% (MoM)
Cereals Inflation At 0.98% Vs 2.32% (MoM)
Pulses Inflation At 15.98% Vs 17.91% (MoM)
Core Inflation At 5.7% Vs 5.8% (MoM)

Industrial production has been hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March last year when IIP contracted by 18.7 percent in the month.

Here is a sector-wise breakup:

IIP Data

IIP Data

(With inputs from PTI)

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