New Delhi: India's wholesale price based inflation rose to 6.1 percent in August, the sharpest pace in six months, driven by more than 18 percent jump in food prices, government data showed Monday.
The headline inflation, measured in terms of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), accelerated to 6.1 percent in August as against 5.79 percent in July.
Inflation was recorded at 8.01 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year, according to data released here by the ministry of commerce and industry.
There was a steep rise in food prices. Food inflation jumped to 18.18 percent in August as compared to 9.34 percent recorded in the corresponding month of last year.
Prices of vegetables almost doubled. Onion price soared by 244.62 percent year-on-year.
Eggs, meat and fish became costlier by 18.86 percent. Rice became costlier by 20.13 percent. Wheat price jumped by 7.6 percent and prices of cereals soared by 14.35 percent.
The headline inflation data for June was revised upward to 5.16 percent from 4.86 percent reported earlier.
In August, there was a sharp increase in fuel and power and primary articles prices also. Primary articles inflation soared to 11.72 percent. Fuel and power inflation jumped to 11.34 percent.
Comments
| Quick linksNews
National
International
Regional
Politics
Education & Career
Business
Science & Technology
Health
Views & Analysis
The Funny Side
© 2012 Awaz Multimedia & Publications. All rights reserved.
Prime Minister visits Muzaffarnagar, calls for punishing guiltyThe "guilty should be punished", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday during a visit to violence-hit Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, along with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi. ..... More
Also Read: Minor girls gang-raped in front of mothers as they fled riot hit Muzaffarnagar
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar in ICUVeteran actor Dilip Kumar continues to remain in Lilavati hospital's ICU here. But his condition is stable, a aide of his wife, actress Saira Banu, said....... More
However, in January 2010 the phenomenon called Arab Spring was born in Tunisia and soon it spread through Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, installing elected peoples' governments. But a few months ago this year the wealthy Muslims of the petrodollar states entered into a conspiracy with the..... More
Pitroda, who has been associated with the central government and some state governments for more than three decades in various advisory positions ever since his friend, former ..... More
