India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for November eased to 5.48%, slightly lower than CNBC-TV18's poll estimate of 5.5%.

• This marks a decrease from October’s inflation rate of 6.21%, reflecting a deceleration in price rises across several key sectors.
• This figure came in line with estimates and is well within the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) upper limit of 6%, although still significantly above its target of 4%.
• The easing of overall inflation was largely attributed to a decline in both rural and urban inflation, which provided some relief to the economy.
• However, food inflation eased slightly but remained elevated at 9.04% in November, compared to 10.87% in October. This was higher than the 8.5% anticipated in a CNBC-TV18 poll.