Food inflation rose marginally to 11.49 per cent for the week ended February 12 from 11.05 per cent in the previous week, driven by rising prices of milk,egg, meat and vegetables. The marginal rise in food inflation for the seven-day period ended February 12 snaps a fortnight of consecutive decline during the weeks ended January 29 and February 5. Food inflation stood at 21.82 per cent in the corresponding year-ago period. As per wholesale price index data released today, prices of eggs, meat and fish rose by 14.79 per cent in the week ended February 12. Similarly, milk prices rose by about 17 per cent.
News On AIR | February 24, 2011 12:44 PM
Food inflation rises marginally