Wholesale price-based inflation rose by 0.39 per cent to 10.55 per cent in June due to the recent rise in prices of petroleum products. Inflation stood at 10.16 per cent in May and was at 11.23 per cent in April. Fuel index in June rose by 1.7 per cent while there was a marginal rise of 0.20 per cent in prices of food articles during the month of June. Prices of kerosene rose by 9 per cent, electricity by 4 per cent, petrol by 2 per cent and Liquefied Petroleum Gas by 3 per cent in June. Among raw food items, urad turned costlier by 9 per cent, meat by 7 per cent, fish-marine 5 per cent and spices 3 per cent while prices of cereals, rice and wheat declined on a month-on-month basis.
News On AIR | July 14, 2010 12:44 PM
Inflation rises by 0.39 per cent