Halting two consecutive week’s decline, India’s annual inflation in the Food Articles group rose 8.31% in the week ended July 2 from 7.61% in the previous week.
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 July 2, to 191.7 from 190.8 for the previous week. The index for primary articles group which has the highest weightage of 20.12% in WPI declined by 0.1% for the week at 197.6 from 197.8 for the previous week.
The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 11.58% for the week as compared to 11.56% for the previous week. The index for 'Non-Food Articles' declined by 2.1% to 175.8 (Provisional) from 179.6 (Provisional) for the previous week.
Meanwhile, the index for Fuel & Power group which carries a weightage of 14.91%, declined by 0.4 percent to 165.6 (Provisional) from 166.3 (Provisional) for the previous week. The annual rate of inflation in the Fuel & Power group slipped to 11.89% in the week under review from 12.67% in the week ended June 25.
India's central bank is expected to raise rates for the 11th time since March 2010 at its monetary policy review on July 26, to combat sticky inflation which stood above 9% in May. Meanwhile, traders are also watching out for June headline inflation data due later in the noon.
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