Food price index jumps to 18.32% YoY on Dec 25

The food price index rose 18.32% and the fuel price index climbed 11.63% in the year to December 25, government data on Thursday showed.

In the prior week, annual food and fuel inflation stood at 14.44% and 11.63% respectively. The primary articles price index was up 20.20% in the latest week, compared with an annual rise of 17.24% a week earlier. The wholesale price index, the most widely watched gauge of prices in India, rose 7.48% in November from a year earlier, compared with 8.58% in October.