{
  "id": 7343484,
  "title": "Retail inflation quickens to 4.8% as food gets costlier",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/retail-inflation-quickens-to-4-8-as-food-gets-costlier",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T10:36:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indias-retail-inflation-quickened-to-4-8-in-august-from-4-45-in-july-food-inflation-potato-onion-sugar-prices/articleshow/134238582.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's retail inflation accelerated to 4.82% in August 2026, rising from 4.45% in July, as food prices and other key components of the consumer basket put pressure on the economy, according to government data released on Monday. Rural and urban inflation figures stood at 5.23% and 4.31% respectively, showing rural inflation was higher than urban. Economists had predicted inflation at 4.80% for the month. July's reading came after the RBI's medium-term target of 4% was breached in June, when inflation rose to 4.38% from 3.93% in May. The 4.82% August reading marked the highest since India adopted a revised CPI series earlier this year. Sugar prices hit a record high in August, likely impacting inflation during the month. India's sugar export ban, which began in May, will continue until the end of September. Jewellery prices remained a major source of inflationary pressure, with silver jewellery showing the highest increase at 107.11% in August, up from 109.89% in July. Gold, diamond, and platinum jewellery inflation rose to 35.53% in August, up from 32.98% in July.",
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  "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."
}