Food inflation rises to 9.13% for June 11

23 Jun 2011 Evaluate

The food inflation in the Indian economy is still hovering at the 9% benchmark, which is a great concern for the Indian government. The latest rise is seen as a challenge for the government, which has been battling high rate of price rise across all segments for the past few months. Food inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), for week ended June 11 has reached to 9.13% highest in the last two and half month due to increase in the prices of fish-marine, milk, tea, egg and poultry chicken. From the second half of the May, food inflation is stated to move up to the bench mark of 10%. 

According to the data released by the ministry of commerce and industry, food price index rose to two month high of 9.13% for week ended June 11, from an annual rise of 8.96% recorded in the previous week.  However, the index for the ‘Food Article’ group rose by 1.5% to 191.3 (Provisional) from 188.4 (Provisional) for the last week because of increase in prices of fish-marine (5%), milk (4%), tea and poultry chicken (3% each), jowar and egg (2% each) and moong, fish-inland and fruits and vegetables (1% each).  However, the prices of bajra and urad (5% each) and ragi, barley, condiments and spices and pork (1% each) declined.

The Index for ‘Non-Food Article’ group declined by 1.5% to 183.9 (Provisional) from 183.9 (provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of raw cotton (9%), mesta and sunflower (4% each), raw jute (3%) and castor seed, linseed and fodder (1% each).  However, the prices of raw silk (7%), groundnut seed (5%), gaur seed (2%) and cotton seed and copra (1% each) moved up. Therefore, the broader ‘Index for Primary Article’ which has weight of 20.12% in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) increased by 0.8% to 198.1 (provisional) from 196.6 (provisional) for the last week. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis stood at 12.62% (Provisional) for week ended June 11 as compared to 12.86% for the week ended June 04.

The Index for ‘Fuel and Power’ which has weight of 14.91% in WPI remained unchanged from its last week’s level of 159.9 (provisional) and annual rate of inflation for fuel and power, calculated on point to point basis, has also remained same at 12.84% from previous week. This two and half month surge in food inflation is in the line of the central banks expectations that the headline inflation would be mostly driven by the commodity prices in the next few months and the rates of price rise in food items would moderate. The recent forecast of monsoon to be below the normal level also has increased the temperature in the economy.

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