Rising inflation, weak industrial output dampen hopes of economic turnaround in India

New economic data casts dark clouds over economic revival

The Consumer Price Index increased from 7.46%  in June to 7.96% in July, according to data released by the government on Tuesday. The CPI measures the change in market price levels for a representative basket of goods and services purchased by households. Meanwhile, overall factory output has decelerated by 1.8% in June to 3.4% due to a sharp decrease in the manufacturing activity.

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