New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- India's retail inflation could briefly cross 6 per cent in October-November before easing to around 5 per cent in the fourth quarter of FY27, according to an SBI Research report.

The report expects retail inflation to rise to 4.7 per cent in August from 4.45 per cent in July. "We expect August inflation print at 4.7%, with inflation possibly just breaching the 6% in October and November before declining to ~5% in Q4 of FY27," it said.

The report said improving food supply conditions could help contain inflation. The monsoon has recovered after a weak start, with surplus rainfall in July and normal rainfall in August narrowing the overall rainfall deficit to around 13 per cent from nearly 40 per cent in June.

It al...