Retail inflation jumps to 9-month high at 11.24 pc in November following costlier fruits and vegetables such as onions and tomatoes.

Inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October was revised upwards to 10.17 per cent from the preliminary estimate of 10.09 per cent.

According to government data released on Thursday, vegetable prices rose 61.6 per cent in November from a year earlier, compared with a 45.67 per cent increase in the previous month, Fruit prices rose 15 per cent.

Pulses were dearer by 1.2 per cent, cereals by 12.07 per cent and milk products by 9.06 per cent in November.

The price rise of protein-rich items such as eggs, meat and fish was 11.96 per cent.