How India's monsoon shaped this year's food inflation
A patchy June and a heavy August moved vegetable prices more than any policy decision did. We trace the rain, mandi by mandi.
Meera Kulkarni
External Sector
INR / USD Exchange Rate
89.86
-0.11%from 89.42
As of 30 June 2026Daily (shown monthly)
A managed, gradual descent
INR per USD, RBI reference rate, month-end
Source: RBI reference rates; illustrative seriesShare or embed this chart
What this measures
The rupee's exchange rate against the US dollar, the reference point for import costs, foreign travel, and dollar-denominated debt. India's rupee has depreciated gradually over the past decade, with the RBI managing the pace rather than defending a fixed level.
Source & release schedule
Reserve Bank of India, reference rate
Trades continuously; month-end reference rate shown here.
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