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The so-called core inflation measure, which excludes the more volatile food and energy costs, also picked up in January. Core CPI was 3.3% year over year in January, according to Wednesday’s data.

The producer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in February, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.

India's headline retail inflation rate would have been 40 basis points lower in February if the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure was constructed using the results of the latest Consumer ...

Core CPI measured 3.3% year over year in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s in line with economists’ expectations, but the same pace as October. From October to ...