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RBI launches 3 key surveys to fine tune monetary policy decisions using households’ price views
Economy
Published on 29 April 2026
Households across 19 cities will shape the RBI’s inflation view
The RBI has launched the May 2026 round of its inflation expectations survey of households, designed to capture people’s subjective assessments of price movements and inflation. The exercise, built around individual consumption baskets, will cover 19 cities and aims to strengthen the data RBI uses for monetary policy inputs.
- RBI starts May 2026 inflation expectations survey of households
- Survey responses reflect subjective price and inflation views
- Coverage spans 19 cities with inputs tied to consumption baskets
- The data will feed into RBI’s monetary policy decision process
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