Retail inflation in February slowed to a 25-month low of 8.1 per cent, owing to easing onion and potato prices. Overall inflation in the food basket, including beverages, slowed to 8.57 per cent in February from 9.9 per cent in the previous month, according to Consumer Price Index, CPI data released by the government today. The rate at which vegetable prices increased eased to 14.04 per cent as against 21.91 per cent in January. Retail inflation also slowed in protein-rich items such as eggs, fish and meat to 9.69 per cent in February as opposed to 11.69 per cent in January. Wholesale inflation data for February will be out on Friday.