Retail inflation rises by 6.09% in June

Retail inflation rose by 6.09 percent in June, mainly on account of higher prices of food items. The government data, released today showed that food price inflation in June stood at 7.87 percent.   The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation said, inflation figures are based on data collected from limited markets in view of the restrictions imposed on account of coronavirus pandemic.   In April, CPI data were not released due to difficulty in data collection. In March, CPI inf...