आज, रिजर्व बैंक ने अपने द्विमासिक मुद्रास्फीति पर घरेलू अपेक्षाओं के सर्वेक्षण (IESH)1 के मई 2021 चक्र के परिणाम जारी किए। कोविड-19 महामारी के चलते सर्वेक्षण टेलीफ़ोन पर, अप्रैल 29 से मई 11, 2021 के बीच 18 प्रमुख शहरों में आयोजित किया गया था। इसके परिणाम2 5,979 शहरी परिवारों3 के प्रत्युत्तरों पर आधारित हैं।
Table 1(a): Product-wise Expectations of Prices for Three Months ahead |
(Percentage of Respondents) |
Survey period ended |
May-20 |
Nov-20 |
Jan-21 |
Mar-21 |
May-21 |
General |
Estimate |
SE |
Estimate |
SE |
Estimate |
SE |
Estimate |
SE |
Estimate |
SE |
Prices will increase |
85.3 |
0.73 |
83.3 |
0.85 |
83.7 |
0.89 |
86.6 |
0.74 |
83.7 |
0.68 |
Price increase more than current rate |
56.0 |
1.02 |
55.4 |
1.14 |
56.0 |
1.26 |
58.4 |
1.14 |
58.5 |
0.91 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
23.5 |
0.89 |
23.6 |
0.95 |
22.4 |
0.95 |
24.1 |
0.94 |
21.2 |
0.76 |
Price increase less than current rate |
5.8 |
0.49 |
4.4 |
0.46 |
5.3 |
0.53 |
4.1 |
0.50 |
4.0 |
0.37 |
No changes in prices |
12.4 |
0.69 |
14.2 |
0.81 |
14.3 |
0.86 |
11.1 |
0.71 |
14.0 |
0.63 |
Decline in prices |
2.3 |
0.32 |
2.4 |
0.32 |
1.9 |
0.30 |
2.3 |
0.29 |
2.3 |
0.30 |
Food Product |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices will increase |
84.6 |
0.75 |
81.5 |
0.83 |
80.9 |
0.95 |
85.2 |
0.70 |
84.4 |
0.72 |
Price increase more than current rate |
58.6 |
1.00 |
54.7 |
1.10 |
54.2 |
1.16 |
61.2 |
1.01 |
60.2 |
0.92 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
20.0 |
0.82 |
20.3 |
0.90 |
20.0 |
0.95 |
18.1 |
0.81 |
19.4 |
0.75 |
Price increase less than current rate |
6.0 |
0.49 |
6.5 |
0.59 |
6.7 |
0.57 |
6.0 |
0.55 |
4.8 |
0.38 |
No changes in prices |
10.7 |
0.64 |
11.6 |
0.67 |
13.0 |
0.82 |
9.3 |
0.60 |
11.8 |
0.63 |
Decline in prices |
4.7 |
0.45 |
6.9 |
0.54 |
6.1 |
0.54 |
5.5 |
0.45 |
3.9 |
0.39 |
Non- Food Product |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices will increase |
76.7 |
0.88 |
74.8 |
0.99 |
79.3 |
0.98 |
81.0 |
0.78 |
78.6 |
0.79 |
Price increase more than current rate |
49.5 |
0.99 |
48.0 |
1.11 |
51.6 |
1.20 |
57.0 |
1.00 |
53.1 |
0.95 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
20.8 |
0.82 |
20.3 |
0.87 |
20.9 |
0.90 |
19.4 |
0.77 |
19.8 |
0.75 |
Price increase less than current rate |
6.4 |
0.50 |
6.4 |
0.57 |
6.7 |
0.56 |
4.7 |
0.43 |
5.6 |
0.44 |
No changes in prices |
17.8 |
0.79 |
20.1 |
0.92 |
16.9 |
0.91 |
12.9 |
0.69 |
17.1 |
0.72 |
Decline in prices |
5.5 |
0.49 |
5.2 |
0.48 |
3.8 |
0.40 |
6.2 |
0.48 |
4.3 |
0.42 |
Household Durables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices will increase |
55.1 |
1.04 |
60.3 |
1.09 |
64.3 |
1.11 |
68.1 |
0.92 |
58.8 |
0.96 |
Price increase more than current rate |
33.6 |
0.96 |
38.2 |
1.11 |
42.5 |
1.15 |
46.0 |
0.98 |
37.7 |
0.94 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
16.4 |
0.76 |
16.2 |
0.82 |
16.8 |
0.77 |
17.7 |
0.74 |
16.4 |
0.70 |
Price increase less than current rate |
5.1 |
0.44 |
5.8 |
0.59 |
5.0 |
0.49 |
4.4 |
0.44 |
4.7 |
0.40 |
No changes in prices |
29.7 |
0.94 |
27.4 |
1.00 |
27.2 |
1.05 |
24.6 |
0.84 |
32.2 |
0.90 |
Decline in prices |
15.2 |
0.76 |
12.3 |
0.71 |
8.4 |
0.58 |
7.3 |
0.50 |
9.0 |
0.56 |
Cost of Housing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices will increase |
48.6 |
1.01 |
60.7 |
1.12 |
66.1 |
1.11 |
68.9 |
0.93 |
54.9 |
0.94 |
Price increase more than current rate |
30.2 |
0.93 |
40.4 |
1.14 |
45.1 |
1.20 |
48.4 |
1.03 |
36.5 |
0.92 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
13.6 |
0.69 |
15.9 |
0.80 |
16.2 |
0.79 |
16.7 |
0.75 |
14.4 |
0.67 |
Price increase less than current rate |
4.8 |
0.45 |
4.4 |
0.50 |
4.8 |
0.49 |
3.8 |
0.40 |
3.9 |
0.36 |
No changes in prices |
30.3 |
0.93 |
25.9 |
1.01 |
24.6 |
1.02 |
22.2 |
0.86 |
30.5 |
0.89 |
Decline in prices |
21.1 |
0.83 |
13.4 |
0.84 |
9.3 |
0.66 |
8.9 |
0.54 |
14.6 |
0.69 |
Cost of Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices will increase |
68.3 |
0.97 |
70.4 |
1.02 |
68.8 |
1.06 |
75.6 |
0.90 |
67.6 |
0.89 |
Price increase more than current rate |
43.2 |
0.99 |
44.8 |
1.10 |
45.7 |
1.15 |
51.6 |
1.02 |
44.6 |
0.94 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
19.3 |
0.79 |
20.3 |
0.88 |
18.5 |
0.81 |
19.4 |
0.79 |
18.0 |
0.71 |
Price increase less than current rate |
5.9 |
0.46 |
5.3 |
0.50 |
4.6 |
0.50 |
4.5 |
0.44 |
5.0 |
0.40 |
No changes in prices |
27.4 |
0.93 |
25.2 |
0.98 |
27.4 |
1.02 |
20.8 |
0.84 |
29.2 |
0.87 |
Decline in prices |
4.4 |
0.42 |
4.4 |
0.44 |
3.8 |
0.47 |
3.6 |
0.36 |
3.2 |
0.35 |
Note:
1. The table provides estimates and standard errors for qualitative responses.
2. Constituent items may not add up to the corresponding total, due to rounding off. |
Table 1(b): Product-wise Expectations of Prices for One Year ahead |
(Percentage of Respondents) |
Survey period ended |
May-20 |
Nov-20 |
Jan-21 |
Mar-21 |
May-21 |
General |
Estimate |
SE |
Estimate |
SE |
Estimate |
SE |
Estimate |
SE |
Estimate |
SE |
Prices will increase |
85.6 |
0.73 |
86.5 |
0.77 |
88.0 |
0.80 |
88.7 |
0.61 |
86.9 |
0.65 |
Price increase more than current rate |
57.1 |
1.00 |
59.5 |
1.09 |
62.9 |
1.23 |
63.4 |
1.07 |
62.4 |
0.91 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
23.8 |
0.88 |
22.9 |
0.92 |
21.2 |
0.95 |
21.4 |
0.87 |
20.3 |
0.75 |
Price increase less than current rate |
4.7 |
0.43 |
4.1 |
0.44 |
3.9 |
0.43 |
3.8 |
0.44 |
4.2 |
0.38 |
No changes in prices |
11.9 |
0.67 |
10.3 |
0.69 |
9.6 |
0.75 |
8.5 |
0.54 |
10.4 |
0.58 |
Decline in prices |
2.5 |
0.33 |
3.2 |
0.39 |
2.4 |
0.33 |
2.8 |
0.32 |
2.7 |
0.33 |
Food Product |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices will increase |
77.3 |
0.86 |
77.7 |
0.97 |
80.5 |
0.96 |
81.7 |
0.74 |
81.7 |
0.76 |
Price increase more than current rate |
46.9 |
1.01 |
48.4 |
1.10 |
53.0 |
1.21 |
54.6 |
1.01 |
53.5 |
0.95 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
24.2 |
0.88 |
24.0 |
0.93 |
22.6 |
0.96 |
22.2 |
0.83 |
22.6 |
0.77 |
Price increase less than current rate |
6.3 |
0.51 |
5.4 |
0.48 |
4.9 |
0.49 |
4.9 |
0.46 |
5.6 |
0.43 |
No changes in prices |
15.7 |
0.74 |
14.3 |
0.82 |
13.4 |
0.84 |
12.0 |
0.61 |
12.5 |
0.64 |
Decline in prices |
6.9 |
0.52 |
8.0 |
0.58 |
6.1 |
0.55 |
6.3 |
0.45 |
5.8 |
0.46 |
Non- Food Product |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices will increase |
73.3 |
0.92 |
75.0 |
0.98 |
80.4 |
0.93 |
79.9 |
0.79 |
79.2 |
0.78 |
Price increase more than current rate |
42.6 |
0.99 |
45.6 |
1.13 |
52.8 |
1.22 |
54.0 |
1.02 |
51.8 |
0.96 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
23.9 |
0.87 |
23.5 |
0.93 |
22.7 |
0.93 |
21.4 |
0.83 |
21.8 |
0.76 |
Price increase less than current rate |
6.8 |
0.51 |
5.9 |
0.55 |
4.9 |
0.45 |
4.6 |
0.44 |
5.7 |
0.44 |
No changes in prices |
20.7 |
0.84 |
19.3 |
0.89 |
15.0 |
0.84 |
13.4 |
0.66 |
15.8 |
0.70 |
Decline in prices |
6.0 |
0.49 |
5.8 |
0.51 |
4.6 |
0.46 |
6.6 |
0.47 |
5.0 |
0.44 |
Household Durables |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices will increase |
59.6 |
1.03 |
65.0 |
1.08 |
69.8 |
1.07 |
70.3 |
0.90 |
64.7 |
0.94 |
Price increase more than current rate |
34.8 |
0.99 |
39.9 |
1.08 |
45.0 |
1.20 |
47.2 |
0.98 |
41.2 |
0.94 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
19.1 |
0.79 |
19.7 |
0.88 |
19.9 |
0.81 |
18.8 |
0.74 |
18.6 |
0.72 |
Price increase less than current rate |
5.7 |
0.47 |
5.4 |
0.54 |
4.9 |
0.48 |
4.4 |
0.42 |
4.9 |
0.39 |
No changes in prices |
28.4 |
0.93 |
24.6 |
1.01 |
22.1 |
0.97 |
22.7 |
0.81 |
26.7 |
0.86 |
Decline in prices |
12.1 |
0.67 |
10.3 |
0.68 |
8.1 |
0.63 |
6.9 |
0.48 |
8.6 |
0.55 |
Cost of Housing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices will increase |
59.7 |
1.00 |
72.1 |
1.01 |
74.8 |
1.05 |
75.7 |
0.86 |
65.4 |
0.93 |
Price increase more than current rate |
36.9 |
0.98 |
47.8 |
1.10 |
49.9 |
1.22 |
53.8 |
1.04 |
43.5 |
0.97 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
17.3 |
0.77 |
19.8 |
0.87 |
20.2 |
0.91 |
18.3 |
0.79 |
17.5 |
0.71 |
Price increase less than current rate |
5.5 |
0.46 |
4.5 |
0.44 |
4.7 |
0.48 |
3.6 |
0.38 |
4.5 |
0.40 |
No changes in prices |
25.1 |
0.89 |
19.2 |
0.86 |
17.7 |
0.95 |
17.8 |
0.76 |
23.3 |
0.83 |
Decline in prices |
15.2 |
0.73 |
8.7 |
0.65 |
7.5 |
0.61 |
6.5 |
0.48 |
11.2 |
0.62 |
Cost of Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prices will increase |
74.4 |
0.91 |
77.2 |
0.98 |
78.5 |
0.98 |
81.4 |
0.75 |
76.5 |
0.82 |
Price increase more than current rate |
44.6 |
0.98 |
49.0 |
1.11 |
51.1 |
1.21 |
55.2 |
1.02 |
50.0 |
0.94 |
Price increase similar to current rate |
23.1 |
0.85 |
22.2 |
0.87 |
22.9 |
0.96 |
21.5 |
0.82 |
21.3 |
0.75 |
Price increase less than current rate |
6.7 |
0.50 |
6.1 |
0.55 |
4.6 |
0.45 |
4.7 |
0.44 |
5.2 |
0.43 |
No changes in prices |
22.1 |
0.87 |
18.6 |
0.91 |
18.2 |
0.94 |
15.2 |
0.67 |
20.1 |
0.77 |
Decline in prices |
3.5 |
0.38 |
4.2 |
0.45 |
3.3 |
0.41 |
3.4 |
0.35 |
3.4 |
0.36 |
Note:
1. The table provides estimates and standard errors for qualitative responses.
2. Constituent items may not add up to the corresponding total, due to rounding off. |