NEW DELHI, May 18: India’s inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 10.36 per cent in April 2012 as compared to 9.38 per cent for the previous month, official data said here today.
According to the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the inflation rates for rural and urban areas for April 2012 stood at 9.86 per cent and 11.10 per cent, respectively.
Inflation rate for rural and urban areas was at 8.70 per cent and 10.30 per cent, respectively, in the previous month.
Consumer price-based food inflation accelerated to 10.18 per cent in April from 8.22 per cent in February, driven by a rise in prices of vegetables, eggs and fish products.
The annual CPI was launched in February and measures retail prices in major food groups, fuel, clothing, housing and education across rural and urban India.
(UNI)
Trending Now
E-Paper
Follow our WhatsApp channel