Retail inflation inched up to 5.37 per cent in February this year from the previous month, due to higher prices of food items, including vegetables. Consumer price-based inflation in January this year has been revised upwards to 5.19 per cent, from 5.11 per cent estimated earlier. Retail inflation in February last year had stood at 7.88 per cent.According to official data, food inflation rose to 6.79 per cent in February this year, from 6.06 per cent in January. Inflation in vegetables rose to 13 per cent, and in pulses and products to 10.61 per cent during the month under review. Inflation in rural areas stood at 5.79 per cent, and in urban areas at 4.95 per cent in February.