Monday 13 February 2012 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead
Food inflation eases a tad to 10.35%

The easing in prices of some pulses, and a sharp drop in prices of vegetables, potatoes, and onions helped temper the overall food index

New Delhi: India's food inflation eased to 10.35 per cent for the week ended August 7 from 11.4 per cent a week earlier, official data released on Thursday showed.

The easing in prices of some pulses, and a sharp drop in prices of vegetables, potatoes, and onions helped temper the overall food index, reports IANS.

The fuel prices index, continued with its declining trend, dropping to 12.57 per cent in the week under review as against 12.66 per cent recorded in the previous week, data released by the Commerce Ministry showed.

The primary articles index also rose at a slower rate at 14.85 per cent, compared to the previous week's increase of 15.66 per cent.

According to recently released figures, wholesale price inflation, the measure for overall increase in prices, was at 9.97 per cent in July.

The rise in inflation has forced the Reserve Bank of India grow increasingly hawkish in its monetary policy action. It had raised key interest rates by 25 basis points in its quarterly review in June.

The still high inflation could force another hike, something that the central bank has said it would not shy away from.

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