Just in: Food Inflation drops for the second consecutive week; declines to 7.61% v/s 7.78%

07 Jul 2011 Evaluate

The food inflation numbers have fallen for the second week in a row to 7.61 per cent for week ended June 25 from 7.78 per cent in the previous week. However, the Fuel & Power group index continuing its trend has edged higher. Further, advances in monsoon improves prospect of further decline, at least in food prices even as concerns over the headline inflation remain, due to rising global fuel and commodity prices.

According to the data released by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the index for Food Articles group rose by 0.5% percent for the week-ended June 25,  to 190.8 from 189.8 for the previous week due to higher prices of coffee (21%), mutton (6%), gram and fruits & vegetables (2% each) and jowar and masur (1% each).  However, the prices of ragi (3%), tea (2%) and fish-marine, moong, condiments & spices, bajra, egg, urad and barley (1% each) declined.

The index for primary articles group which has the highest weightage of 20.12% in WPI rose by 0.2% for the week at 197.8 from 197.4for the previous week. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 11.56 percent for the week as compared to 11.84 percent for the previous week.The index for 'Non-Food Articles' declined by 0.4% to 179.6 (Provisional) from 180.4 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of raw jute (12%), flowers (8%) and raw rubber (3%). 

Meanwhile, the  index for Fuel & Power group which carries a weightage of 14.91%, rose by 3.8 percent to 166.3 (Provisional) from 160.2 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of kerosene (18%), lpg (15%) and high speed diesel (9%).  However, the prices of bitumen and furnace oil (4% each) and naphtha (3%) declined. The annual rate of inflation for this group, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 12.67 percent for the week ended June 25 as compared to 12.98 percent  for the previous week.

India's central bank which has raised its key interest rate last month for the 10th time since March 2010 to combat sticky inflation, currently hovering above 9 percent, has signaled more increases to come even as growth in Asia's third-largest economy is slowing down.

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