new delhi, April 14 -- India's headline retail inflation rose to 3.4% in March 2026, from 3.2% in February, according to data released by the National Statistics Office on Monday. The print is in line with the consensus estimate of a Bloomberg poll of economists and the highest since March 2025, when it stood at 3.6%. Despite the marginal uptick, the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation remains below the Reserve Bank of India's 4% target. CPI inflation has stayed under 4% continuously since January 2025. Disaggregated data shows the impact of the war in West Asia remained muted on CPI inflation, with government-run oil companies passing on the spike in crude oil prices to only some retail products. While items such as LPG cylinders sa...