Saturday, May 15, 2010

WHOLESALE PRICES - Inflation crossed into double digits in Feb

India's inflation eased in April even as revised data showed wholesale price infla- tion has already crossed the double-digit mark in February.

The decelerating price data along with moderating factory output may ease the pressure on the central bank to immedi- ately raise policy rates at a time when the impact of the emerging crisis in Europe is yet unknown. However, econo- mists say the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may continue raising interest rates in a slow and calibrated manner.
  Provisional data released by the department of industrial policy and promotion showed that in April, inflation stood at 9.59% while data for February was revised to 10.06%.

While inflation for manufac- tured items surprisingly de- clined in April due to a fall in the prices of sugar and edible oil, food inflation rose on the back of higher prices of pulses, milk, condiments and spices.

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WITH THANKS : Source : Live Mint


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