EM Asia Datanote: March CPI & February IP, India

• In one line: LPG price cut pulls inflation down below 5% for the first time since October; don’t be fooled by the jolt in IP growth.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

EM Asia Datanote: CPI, Taiwan, March

In one line: Festive demand-driven increases unwind.

Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

EM Asia Datanote: February CPI & January IP, India

• In one line: Delaying our first RBI rate cut call to August; industry is floundering, forget the H2 2023 ’strength’ in GDP.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

EM Asia Datanote: CPI, Taiwan, February

• In one line: Seasonal impact from the Lunar New Year results in a jump to services inflation.

Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

EM Asia Datanote: January CPI & December IP, India

• In one line: Still waiting on the onion price correction to show in CPI; the trend in IP growth is clearly one of moderation.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

EM Asia Datanote: December CPI & November IP, India

• In one line: The CPI report has yet to pick-up the correction in onion prices; don’t panic over the Diwali-related crash in IP growth.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

EM Asia Datanote: CPI, Malaysia, November

• In one line: A new post-pandemic low, but risks to the outlook from imported inflation increase.

Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

EM Asia Datanote: November CPI & October IP, India

• In one line: The worst of the recent food price surge is over; Diwali calendar effects flatter October IP massively.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia

EM Asia Datanote: CPI, India, October

• In one line: Slowing core inflation will make the next few months of headline stubbornness easier to swallow.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia