India News: Skymet, India's leading private weather forecasting company, announced on Tuesday its prediction of a 'normal' monsoon for this year. According to the
Median inflation expectation increased for one year horizon by 20 bps (one basis point is 0.01 percent) to 10.1 per cent in November 2023. “ Households expect some rise in price and inflationary pressures across major product groups for the year ahead ” said the findings of the central banks inflation expectation survey. Households expect some rise in price and inflationary pressures across major product groups for the year ahead.
This is the eighth year in a row that monsoon rainfall in India has been broadly in the normal range. But behind this figure lie sharp regional as well as daily variations. Climate change is one reason behind this
“ For 2024-25, assuming a normal monsoon, and no further exogenous or policy shocks, structural model estimates indicate that inflation will average 4.5 per cent, in a range of 3.8-5.2 per cent” the Reserve Bank said in its latest monetary policy report.The forecast assumes a normal monsoon, and no further exogenous or policy shocks.
"Extreme weather events, even if brief, can cause wild food price swings, especially for vegetables. Government policies and geopolitical developments are increasing their influence on domestic inflation in recent years," Crisil economists said on Wednesday.