INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The RBI primarily tracks consumer inflation to formulate its monetary policy
Consumer inflation was
at 2.19 per cent in December, government said on Monday
That marked lowest level of consumer inflation recorded since June 2017, when it had stood at 1.46 per cent
December's consumer inflation was in line with economists' expectations
Forty one economists had expected consumer inflation at 2.20 per cent in December, according to a January 3-9 poll by news agency Reuters
