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Drop in inflation in April to prove temporary

Consumer price inflation is likely to have eased a touch in April, due in large part to a drop in fuel inflation. But this is likely to prove temporary. Further ahead, rising core price pressures could prompt the RBI to follow up last month’s hike of the reverse repo rate with an increase in the benchmark repo rate.

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