An inflation-targeting central bank like ours should have a credible inflation measure, and like every other key fiscal or monetary parameter, this too needs a check.
On a sub-segment basis, prices of manufactured items remained at elevated levels with a rise of 2.97 per cent from 2.12 per cent reported for September and (-) 0.84 per cent recorded during October 2019.
While food article prices softened in October, manufactured items witnessed hardening of prices, according to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry