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India’s retail inflation likely rose to 20-month high of 4.9% in August: Mint poll

Economists surveyed by Mint project that India's consumer price index rose to a 20‑month high of about 4.9% in August, driven largely by food price pressures. The forecast places August inflation between 4.5% and 5.1%, edging close to the 5% mark.