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the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target range in August for the fifth straight month as supply disruptions kept food and fuel prices high, a Reuters poll showed.While the government has eased lockdown restrictions to revive the economy, supply distortions remain due to coronavirus cases rising domestically at the fastest pace in the world.The Sept. 4-9 Reuters poll of nearly 50 economists suggested consumer prices rose 6.85% last month from a year ago.While that is slightly lower than the 6.93% surge in July, if realised it would mean inflation was above the central bank's target range of 2-6% for a fifth straight month - something not seen since August 2014."Supply side disruptions have led to an increase in food prices, especially vegetables. Moreover, some pent-up demand supported core inflation along with high gold prices and an increase in excise duty on petrol and diesel that have second round effects," said Sakshi Gupta, senior economist at HDFC Bank.Good monsoon rains - … [Read more...] about India August inflation seen above RBI’s target range: Reuters poll

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