Real Inflation Situation vs what media reports

The retail inflation rate in wheat has doubled to 17.61% in Oct from 9.59% in April, despite the export ban imposed in May.

Rice inflation has doubled to 10.21% from almost 4% in Apr; this is hurting the poor man.

On other hand we have business media reporting inflation has reduced and things are looking up.

I appreciated this survey by the circle on vegetable prices as it was super honest no sugar coating.

https://www.localcircles.com/a/press/page/vegetable-price-inflation-survey

Can LocalCircles please do a survey to quantify the real situation on food grains and the squeeze. more  

View all 7 comments Below 7 comments
I think the Real Inflation for a House Hold Expenses have Increased by More then 10 % if your compare with a year back Expenses. more  
No effect more  
I have not been affected by change, if any, in the prices of Rice and wheat as these items aren’t purchased by me during last 3 months. However, I have heard from someone that price of Rice has changed. Since both are staple foods , the inflation must be controlled and if possible prices must be kept stable. more  
There is something wrong about inflation calculation; - Transport changed [Air travel-representing about 5% -only travelers on average]. Major cities-vegetables might have changed [but not in Hyderabad, many places].2. Bus and taxation changed last year. Rice still commands same price. We have food stocks to contain more than 15 months from now on.3. Pulses is increasing at 10%.4. Cloth is from old stocks,they are selling at as possible prices.5. The center is issuing food subsidy for the weaker sections. 6.They have unnecessarily increased-Land, construction cost. It do not mean except for cement and steel [dependent on electrical energy consumption [states have to see] is costing more]. 7.Never before in history, the Legislative members are directly in business of construction as of now. That they are choosing to send wrong signals across world is /can be seen. 8.India still is preferred best place for living of masses. No migration is expected from any place in India. more  
Since 80 crore citizens are getting free food grains for the last 3 years, it's impact will be borne by middle class. It does not affect upper middle class. more  
Post a Comment

Related Posts

    • Need this flight cancellation reform

      LocalCircles has been doing phenomenal work in the area of aviation reforms. In fact its the only hones public voice out there. Even many newspapers dont cover public issues with airlines.

      By Rajesh Suri
      /
    • No confidence in food regulators

      The LocalCircles survey on food safety was nicely carried here in Kolkata by Telegraph and it makes it clear. FSSAI and state food departments are failing the people.

      By Shikha Mantri
      /
    • ICICI mobile app is compromising data

      Several users have reported being able to view other customers' ICICI Bank credit cards on their iMobile app. Since the full card number, expiry date, and CVV are visible on iMobile, and one can ma...

      By Sudesh Rai
      /
    • Govt acts against seat fee extortion by airlines

      Super excellent work LC and great to see this clip I received in one of the groups of LocalCircles work getting recognised on the issue on NDTV. Children under 12 now have to be seated with parents...

      By Sarita Ravichandran
      /
    • Is there an issue with many banks

      The RBI has directed Kotak Mahindra Bank to cease and desist, with immediate effect, from (i) onboarding of new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and (ii) issuing fresh credi...

      By Vijaya Nair
      /
    • Know the common scams prevalent in India

      Please read and share the post link with all your WhatsApp groups friends. Especially senior citizens and teenagers 1) Urgency for Medical or Police Cases Parents receive a ca...

      By Nikita Mehra
      /
    • Unsafe foods in India

      Last week it was reported in media that nestle has been adding sugar in baby formulae which likely led to many of these babies liking sugar and needing sugar as the grew into toddlers and then even...

      By Radhika Maheshwari
      /
    • India’s debt is somewhat worrying

      Due to India's increasing debt, you will pay higher taxes. Our debt:- 2014: 54 lakh crore 2023: 205 lakh crore People are doing politics around this data. But, he...

      By Ajay Dutta
      /
    • HRA cheating is common and tax man will come for you

      Are you paying rent in cash? My friend Rajiv did the same last financial year. (And was shocked) He paid Rs.20,000 as rent every month. Half in cash, half via online transfer....

      By Satvik Singh
      /
    • Excellent work LC

      Your efforts LC Manager on creating awareness about instant loan extortion and malpractices is working RBI finally says all personal loans will, from Oct 2024, need to carry a Key Financ...

      By Shailesh Deshmukh
      /
    • VIP culture locations

      VIP culture is still a major issue in india. The latest move of no free pass for VIPs at tolls is a good move and instead they claim reimbursement makes sense. But what is being done abo...

      By Shikha Chhabra
      /
Share
Enter your email and mobile number and we will send you the instructions

Note - The email can sometime gets delivered to the spam folder, so the instruction will be send to your mobile as well

All My Circles
Invite to
(Maximum 500 email ids allowed.)