{
  "id": 13932224,
  "title": "India's retail inflation quickens to 5.54% in September from 4.83% in August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/indias-retail-inflation-quickens-to-5-54-in-september-from-4-83-in",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T10:33:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indias-retail-inflation-quickens-to-5-54-in-september-from-4-83-in-august/articleshow/134889203.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India's retail inflation accelerated to 5.54% in September 2026, up from 4.83% in August, according to The Economic Times - Economy. This increase was primarily driven by rising food prices, specifically in vegetables. Rural inflation reached 6.08%, which was higher than the urban inflation rate of 4.88%.\n\nIn response to these figures, the Reserve Bank of India raised the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points on October 7, 2026, as reported by The Economic Times - Economy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Days after RBI rate hike, data shows inflation jumped to 5.54% in September",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/days-after-rbi-rate-hike-data-shows-inflation-jumped-to-5-54-in",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:39:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "India’s retail inflation jumps to 5.54% in September, above estimates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/indias-retail-inflation-jumps-to-5-54-in-september-above-estimates",
        "published": "2026-10-12T10:49:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "India Sept inflation nears RBI tolerance ceiling, boosting case for further rate hikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/india-sept-inflation-nears-rbi-tolerance-ceiling-boosting-case-for",
        "published": "2026-10-12T11:30:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}