The annual wholesale price index-based inflation at 11.89 per cent during the week ended July 12, slightly lower than the previous week''s annual rise of 11.91 per cent, Government data showed on July 24.
The year-on-year inflation rate was 4.76 per cent during the corresponding week of the previous year. On a disaggregated basis, the Primary Articles group index increased 0.6 per cent as the index for ''Food Articles'' grouprose by 0.6 per cent due to higher inflation in items such as coffee (8 per cent), fruits and vegetables, urad and mutton (2 per cent each) and arhar, moong and jowar (1 per cent each). However, the inflationary trend in case of fish-marine (3 per cent), tea (2 per cent) and condiments and spices and maize (1 per cent each) declined. The index for ''Non-Food Articles'' group rose by 0.8 per cent for the previous week due to higher inflation in case of sunflower and raw rubber (3 per cent each), rape and mustard seed, castor seed and gingelly seed (2 per cent each) and raw cotton (1 per cent).
The index for ''Base Metals, Alloys and Metal Products'' group increased slightly due to higher inflation in lead ingots (6 per cent) and zinc ingots (3 per cent). The index for ''Machinery and Machine Tools'' group rose by 0.2 per cent due to higher prices of other electrical equipment and systems (2 per cent) and enamelled copper wires (1 per cent).
The heavyweight Manufactured Products group index increased by 0.05 per cent as the index for ''Food Products'' group increased by 0.1 per cent due to higher inflation on items such as coffee powder (6 per cent) and khandsari, gingelly oil and oilcakes (1 per cent each). However, rice bran oil (2 per cent) and imported edible oil, cotton seed oil and groundnut oil (1 per cent each) showed a fall. The index for ''Textiles'' group declined by 0.1 per cent due to lower inflationary trend seen in case of texturised yarn and hessian and sacking bags (2 per cent each) and hessian cloth (1 per cent).
The year-on-year inflation rate was 4.76 per cent during the corresponding week of the previous year. On a disaggregated basis, the Primary Articles group index increased 0.6 per cent as the index for ''Food Articles'' grouprose by 0.6 per cent due to higher inflation in items such as coffee (8 per cent), fruits and vegetables, urad and mutton (2 per cent each) and arhar, moong and jowar (1 per cent each). However, the inflationary trend in case of fish-marine (3 per cent), tea (2 per cent) and condiments and spices and maize (1 per cent each) declined. The index for ''Non-Food Articles'' group rose by 0.8 per cent for the previous week due to higher inflation in case of sunflower and raw rubber (3 per cent each), rape and mustard seed, castor seed and gingelly seed (2 per cent each) and raw cotton (1 per cent).
The index for ''Base Metals, Alloys and Metal Products'' group increased slightly due to higher inflation in lead ingots (6 per cent) and zinc ingots (3 per cent). The index for ''Machinery and Machine Tools'' group rose by 0.2 per cent due to higher prices of other electrical equipment and systems (2 per cent) and enamelled copper wires (1 per cent).
The heavyweight Manufactured Products group index increased by 0.05 per cent as the index for ''Food Products'' group increased by 0.1 per cent due to higher inflation on items such as coffee powder (6 per cent) and khandsari, gingelly oil and oilcakes (1 per cent each). However, rice bran oil (2 per cent) and imported edible oil, cotton seed oil and groundnut oil (1 per cent each) showed a fall. The index for ''Textiles'' group declined by 0.1 per cent due to lower inflationary trend seen in case of texturised yarn and hessian and sacking bags (2 per cent each) and hessian cloth (1 per cent).
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