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Food price jumps 9.18% YoY on March 26: Govt

India's food price index rose 9.18% and the fuel price index climbed 13.13% in the year to March 26, government data on Thursday showed.

April 07, 2011 / 17:58 IST

India's food price index rose 9.18% and the fuel price index climbed 13.13% in the year to March 26, government data on Thursday showed.


In the previous week, annual food and fuel inflation stood at 9.50% and 13.13%.


The primary articles price index was up 12.97%, compared with an annual rise of 12.98% a week earlier.

The wholesale price index-based inflation, the most widely watched gauge of prices in India, unexpectedly quickened an annual 8.31% in February from 8.23% in January.

first published: Apr 7, 2011 12:36 pm

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