{
  "id": 17402001,
  "title": "Can DA for Jan 2027 rise to 68%? See estimates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/can-da-for-jan-2027-rise-to-68-see-estimates",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-31T12:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/save/da-hike-reaches-65-after-september-retail-inflation-data-calculator-can-dearness-allowance-rise-to-68for-january-2027/articleshow/135400416.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Labour Bureau unveiled retail inflation data for September 2026 on September 25, 2026. Retail inflation, measured by the All India Consumer Price Index – Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW), rose to 155.4 from 154.5 in August. This led to the running Dearness Allowance (DA) hitting 65% for December 2026. However, the upcoming DA increase for January 2027 hinges on the average inflation from January to December 2026. Based on the latest inflation trend, can the DA in January 2027 reach 67% or 68%? Examine the estimates to discover!",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}