Economy, Industry & Agriculture
The Hindu BusinessLine — Economy · 12 NovConsider the following statements regarding India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) framework and the flexible inflation-targeting mandate:
Statements
- Food and beverages carry the single largest weight in India's CPI basket, reflecting the high share of food expenditure in the average Indian household's consumption.
- Under India's flexible inflation-targeting framework, the Reserve Bank of India is mandated to maintain CPI inflation at 4 per cent, with a tolerance band of ±2 per cent, and a breach of this band for three consecutive quarters triggers a mandatory reporting obligation to the government.
- The CPI used for India's inflation-targeting purposes is the CPI for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW), as it is compiled by the Labour Bureau and covers a broader segment of the population than other CPI series.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?