Aug retail inflation up at 3.21% on high food prices
New Delhi
12-September-2019
Higher food prices pushed up India's August retail inflation to 3.21 per cent from 3.15 per cent in July, official data showed here on Thursday.
However, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August was lower than the corresponding month of the last year when retail inflation stood at 3.69 per cent.
According to the data furnished by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) widened to 2.99 per cent in August from an expansion of 2.36 per cent in July 2019 and 0.29 per cent in August 2018.IANS
More Headlines
Chennai Beats Delhi and Mumbai in Paying Freshers—Here’s How Much They Earn!
Are Wedding Outfits Wasted? Arjun Vaidya’s Viral Post Questions Ethnicwear Habits
Ultra-Luxury Housing Booms in NCR as Rs 50 Crore+ Home Sales Soar 2,550%
IPS Officer Siddharth Kaushal Resigns Voluntarily Amid Postings Row in Andhra Pradesh
TN Government To Rejuvenate 5,000 Irrigation Tanks to Revive Traditional Water Bodies
Chennai Beats Delhi and Mumbai in Paying Freshers—Here’s How Much They Earn!
Are Wedding Outfits Wasted? Arjun Vaidya’s Viral Post Questions Ethnicwear Habits
Ultra-Luxury Housing Booms in NCR as Rs 50 Crore+ Home Sales Soar 2,550%
IPS Officer Siddharth Kaushal Resigns Voluntarily Amid Postings Row in Andhra Pradesh
TN Government To Rejuvenate 5,000 Irrigation Tanks to Revive Traditional Water Bodies