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Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/strong><\/td>Contextual Sense<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Inflation <\/td>A general, continuous increase in prices<\/td><\/tr>
Accelerating <\/td>To happen or make something happen sooner or faster<\/td><\/tr>
Stubbornly <\/td>In a way that shows you are determined to do what you want and refuse to do anything else<\/td><\/tr>
Constituent <\/td>One of the parts that a substance or combination is made of<\/td><\/tr>
Marginally <\/td>By a very small amount<\/td><\/tr>
Disconcertingly<\/td>In a way that makes someone feel uncertain and uncomfortable or worried<\/td><\/tr>
Sequential <\/td>Following a particular order<\/td><\/tr>
Hinterland<\/td>A region in the middle part of a country, esp. a large country, that is far from cities or the coast<\/td><\/tr>
Precarity<\/td>The state of being uncertain or likely to get worse<\/td><\/tr>
Corresponding <\/td>Similar to, connected with, or caused by something else<\/td><\/tr>
Reassuring<\/td>Making you feel less worried<\/td><\/tr>
Upsurge <\/td>A sudden and usually large increase in something<\/td><\/tr>
Reflecting <\/td>To show, express, or be a sign of something<\/td><\/tr>
Volatility <\/td>The quality or state of being likely to change suddenly, especially by becoming worse<\/td><\/tr>
Staples<\/td>Basic or main; standard or regular<\/td><\/tr>
Witnessed <\/td>A person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident<\/td><\/tr>
Deflation<\/td>A reduction of the supply of money in an economy, and therefore a reduction of economic activity, that is often part of an intentional government plan to reduce prices<\/td><\/tr>
Policymakers <\/td>A member of a government department, legislature, or other organization who is responsible for making new rules, laws, etc<\/td><\/tr>
Derail <\/td>To prevent a plan or process from succeeding<\/td><\/tr>
Momentum <\/td>The quality that keeps an event developing or making progress after it has started<\/td><\/tr>
Spiralling <\/td>If costs, prices, etc. spiral, they increase faster and faster<\/td><\/tr>
Infusing<\/td>To cause someone or something to take in and be filled with a quality or a condition of mind<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Prohibitive price gains: On the Consumer Food Price Index<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Rising food prices may affect already weak consumption of goods <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Inflation (a general, continuous increase in price) <\/strong>measured by the Consumer Price Index expectedly quickened to a four-month high in December, with the measure of gains in food prices accelerating (to happen or make something happen sooner or faster) <\/strong>at a relatively faster pace as inflation in cereals and pulses stayed stubbornly (in a way that shows you are determined to do what you want and refuse to do anything else) <\/strong>sticky. While headline retail inflation ticked up by 14 basis points from November\u2019s level to 5.69%, price gains measured by the Consumer Food Price Index accelerated by 83 basis points from the preceding month\u2019s reading to 9.53% in December. The upsurge in food prices was largely driven by cereals \u2014 the biggest constituent (one of the parts that a substance or combination is made of) <\/strong>of the \u2018food and beverages\u2019 group \u2014 that logged 9.93% inflation. Though that pace was marginally (by a very small amount) <\/strong>slower than the 10.3% posted in November, the key sub-group that includes the staples of rice, wheat and coarser cereals continued to register a month-on-month rate of inflation that offered little comfort to households. Disconcertingly (in a way that makes someone feel uncertain and uncomfortable or worried)<\/strong>, sequential (following a particular order) <\/strong>price gains accelerated the most in the case of jowar and bajra \u2014 by 63 and 106 basis points, respectively, from November\u2019s month-on-month inflation rates. These two coarse cereals are consumed more widely in the rural hinterland (a region in the middle part of a country, esp. a large country, that is far from cities or the coast)<\/strong>, particularly by those already facing varying degrees of precarity (the state of being uncertain or likely to get worse)<\/strong>. Price gains in pulses, a key protein source in vegetarian households, also accelerated to a 43-month high of 20.7%. With the current rabi season\u2019s sowing of pulses as on January 12, almost 8% lower than in the corresponding (similar to, connected with, or caused by something else) <\/strong>period of 2023, the outlook for their prices in the coming months is far from reassuring (making you feel less worried)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year-on-year inflation in vegetable prices also registered a dizzying almost 10 percentage points upsurge (a sudden and usually large increase in something) <\/strong>from November\u2019s level, accelerating to a five-month high pace of 27.6%. Tomatoes and onions again led the charge, with their prices rising by over 33% and 74% from December 2022\u2019s levels, respectively. However, reflecting (to show, express, or be a sign of something) <\/strong>the seasonal volatility (the quality or state of being likely to change suddenly, especially by becoming worse) <\/strong>that vegetable prices are prone to, prices of both the kitchen staples (basic or main; standard or regular)<\/strong>, as well as the broader sub-group, witnessed (a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident) <\/strong>sequential deflation (a reduction of the supply of money in an economy, and therefore a reduction of economic activity, that is often part of an intentional government plan to reduce prices)<\/strong>. While the month-on-month deflation in overall vegetable prices was 5.3%, the prices of potatoes, onions and tomatoes contracted from November by 5.9%, 16% and 9.4%, respectively. Still, the average retail price of a majority of the 23 food items monitored on a daily basis by the Department of Consumer Affairs continues to remain higher as on January 14 than the year-earlier level, reflecting the challenge policymakers (a member of a government department, legislature, or other organization who is responsible for making new rules, laws, etc) <\/strong>face in containing food-price inflation. With households likely to spend larger shares of their incomes on food as these costs continue to rise, there is a real risk that the knock-on impact on already weak consumption can derail (to prevent a plan or process from succeeding) <\/strong>the broader growth momentum (the quality that keeps an event developing or making progress after it has started) <\/strong>in the economy. And with the spiralling (if costs, prices, etc. spiral, they increase faster and faster) <\/strong>crisis in West Asia infusing (to cause someone or something to take in and be filled with a quality or a condition of mind) <\/strong>a new level of uncertainty over global trade and energy costs, policymakers have their task cut out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlock the power of words, one step further!\u00a0Download the Lists of Word-Meanings of Previous Months here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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