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HIGHLIGHTS of February 2025
• CPI (YoY) based Annual Headline Inflation is at 1.52%, down from 2.41% the previous month, while CPI (MoM) decreased 0.83% in February compared to the previous month.
• Annual Food Inflation decreased by 4.15% compared to same time last year (February 2024).
• Compared to February, wheat and wheat flour prices decreased slightly.
• Compared to the previous year, a major decrease was noted for wheat and wheat flour prices along with a slight decrease for both rice varieties (Irri-6 and Basmati).
• Compared to February, the price of sugar increased considerably along with slight increases in the prices of chicken, cooking oil and ghee. A major decrease was noted for pulse gram and for eggs.
• Over the past year, the largest increases were noted for pulses (moong, gram), ghee, cooking oil and sugar while there were considerable decreases in price for eggs and pulses (masoor, mash).
• Terms of Trade (ToT) has improved by 2% over the past month while overall it improved by 65% compared to a year ago.