Retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) shot up to nearly 2 year high to 6.07% in July, as compared to 5.77% in June and 3.69% in July 2015. Inflation was highest since September 2014, when it was 6.46%. CPI inflation for urban sector was 5.39% in July, while for rural segment it was 6.66%.
As per the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, on Base 2012=100, index value for CPI (General) for Rural was 133.0, for Urban was 129.0 and for combined stood at 131.1 for the month of July. Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for all India Rural, Urban and Combined for July 2016 stood at 8.25%, 8.80% and 8.35% respectively compared to 2.75%, 1.01% and 2.15% in the month of July 2015.
Food inflation during the month rose to 8.35%, up from 7.79% in June. The CPI food index, in July rose from 137 to 138.8. Sugar and confectionary inflation rose to 21.91% against 16.79% in June; oil and fats to 4.96% and spices to 9.04%. There was an uptick in prices of cereals and products with inflation standing at 3.88%, while that for eggs shot up to 9.34% against 5.51%. Milk and products, also used as key ingredient for making eatables during festival, saw inflation rising to 4.13% in July from 3.43% in June. Inflation in fruits, vegetable and pulses was 3.53%, 14.06% and 27.53% respectively.
Inflation is well above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) comfortable level, on surge in prices of food items as demand for sugar, oil & fats and spices rose ahead of the festival season. Government has put inflation targeting at 4% with range of plus/minus 2% for next five years under the new monetary policy framework agreement with the RBI.
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