Headline consumer price inflation accelerated to a 15-month high of 7.4% y/y in July amid the surge in food price inflation. While the RBI expects the sharp increase in food prices to prove transitory, the lurking El Niño threat and potential second-round effects on core inflation through a rise in inflation expectations are key upside risks.
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