Food inflation slumps to 6.92% for the week ended Nov 26

08 Dec 2011 Evaluate

Giving a major relief to the government, facing heat over the spiraling price rise, food inflation has shown a sharp decline for the week ended November 26, reflecting a decline in prices of essential items like vegetables, onions, potatoes and wheat. The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point to point basis, stood at 6.92% (Provisional) for the week ended November 26 as compared to 7.74% (Provisional) for the previous week November 19.

As per the government data, the index for ‘Food Articles’ group declined by 1.0% to 193.8 (Provisional) from 195.7 (Provisional) for the previous week due to lower prices of fish-inland and jowar (3% each), fruits and vegetables, condiments and spices, masur and urad (2% each) and fish-marine, poultry chicken, barley and moong (1% each).  However, other food products grew more expensive on an annual basis, led by protein-based items. The prices of ragi moved up by 3%, pork by 2% and gram, mutton, maize, egg and arhar by 1% each.

The index for ‘Non-Food Articles’ group rose by 0.6% to 177.7 (Provisional) from 176.7 (Provisional) for the previous week due to higher prices of flowers (15%), gaur seed and sunflower (4 % each), gingelly seed (3%), copra (2%) and fodder, linseed, rape and mustard seed, raw silk and soyabean (1% each).  However, the prices of raw jute (4%), coir fibre (3%), raw cotton (2%) and cotton seed and castor seed (1% each) declined. The non-food segment inflation was recorded at 1.37% during the week under review, as against 2.14% in the week ended November 19.

Inflation in the overall primary articles category stood at 6.92% during the week ended November 26, as against 7.74% in the previous week. However, the index for Fuel & Power having weight of 14.91%, remained unchanged at its previous week’s level of 171.8 (Provisional) and 15.53 percent (Provisional) for the week.

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