India's retail inflation rate dropped to its lowest level in eight years, as falling food prices, especially vegetables and pulses, squeezed the incomes of some farmers.

Retail inflation in India eased to an eight-year low of 1.55 per cent in July 2025, driven largely by a sharp drop in food prices, government data revealed on Tuesday. The latest reading, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI),

India’s retail inflation fell to 1.55% in July, the lowest since June 2017 and below the Reserve Bank of India’s 2%–6% tolerance band for the first time in over six years, government data showed. The reading was down from 3.