印度的年通货膨胀率在2025年2月降至3.62%,低于上个月修订后的4.26%,大大低于市场对4%下降的预期。这标志着自去年7月以来消费者价格涨幅最慢,也是六个月来通货膨胀率首次低于印度储备银行4%的中点目标。这一下降与印度储备银行决定启动该国的降息周期并为国有银行实施一系列流动性提振措施相一致。在鸡蛋、香料、蔬菜和豆类的通缩压力下,占印度价格篮子近一半的食品通胀大幅下降(3.75%对1月份的5.97%)。此外,燃料和照明价格下跌(-1.33%),住房价格保持疲软(2.91%),尽管杂项商品的通货膨胀率更高(4.78%)。价格较上月下跌0.47%,延续了1月份修正后的1%跌幅,这是连续第四个通货紧缩期。
India’s annual inflation rate dropped to 3.62% in February 2025, down from a revised 4.26% in the previous month, significantly undershooting market expectations of a 4% decline. This marked the slowest rise in consumer prices since July of the previous year and the first time in six months that inflation fell below the Reserve Bank of India’s 4% mid-point target. The decline aligns with the RBI’s decision to initiate the country’s rate-cutting cycle and implement a series of liquidity-boosting measures for state banks. Inflation fell sharply for food (3.75% vs 5.97% in January), which accounts for nearly half of the Indian price basket, amid deflationary pressure for eggs, spices, vegetables, and pulses. Also, prices fell for fuel and light (-1.33%) and remained soft for housing (2.91%), although inflation was more elevated for miscellaneous goods (4.78%). Prices fell by 0.47% from the previous month, extending the revised 1% drop in January, the 4th consecutive period of deflation.