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20 May 2010 at 15:20 IST
India food inflation slightly up at 16.49 percent
NEW DELHI (Commodity Online) : India’s wholesale price based food inflation rose marginally to 16.49 percent for the week ended May 8.
According to official figures, the rise in inflation from 16.44 percent last week mainly due to high prices of vegetables and fruits.
Inflation rose by 0.05 per cent from 16.44 per cent in the previous week.
On a weekly basis, Onions turned expensive by 5.73 per cent, potatoes by 0.95 per cent, fruits by 0.41 per cent and vegetables by 2.41 per cent while prices of
Urad and
Moong rose by two per cent each
On an annual basis, pulses turned costlier by 33.65 per cent and fruits by 17 per cent. Food Inflation had breached the 20 per cent-mark in December.
During the week, prices of non-food articles declined by 0.35 per cent, as raw
Rubber prices sank 7 per cent and
Linseed fell 2 per cent.
Fuel prices remained steady over the week, but rose 12.33 per cent on an annual basis
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