Was weaker than we expected in the Fourth Quarter of last year but we think the First Quarter of this year has been a bit stronger, which will lead the level of Economic Activity broadly when we thought it would be. 12 months Consumer Price inflation fell from 4 in december to 3. 2 in march, its lowest rate since december 2021. March, its lowest rate since december2021. 0. I march, its lowest rate since december 2021. 0. 1 higher than we expected in february. The decline was spread across food, core goods and services. Energy prices have also continued to contribute negatively to the Headline Inflation rate. As a lower 0fgem cap on Household Energy prices come into effect in april, we expect Headline Inflation to drop further to a level very close to target in the next few months. But we then expected to edge up months. But we then expected to edge up a again. This absence of data surprises is an indication that we are now getting back to more normal times, at least compared to the hig
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According to Goyal, the government should continue to focus on building physical and human capital in the 2024-25 interim budget as the level of private investment in these areas is