Food inflation declines to 15.52 per cent
The Food inflation has slumped for the 2nd week to 15.52 percent for week ended Jan 8. According to officials that Food inflation turns down due to decreases of pulses, wheat and potato costs.
According to data released that Food inflation has reached to 18.32 percent on December 25 and declained to 16.91 for the Read more…
Food inflation down by 0.84% and falls to 15.53 pc
Food inflation fell by 0.84 percentage points to 15.53 per cent for the week ended October 9. It was 16.37 per cent in the previous week.
The fall in the food inflation rate is mainly due to improved supplies and declining prices of certain vegetables, Read more…
Sensex shot ups 320 points to trade at 20,192
The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange shot up 320 points, or 1.6 percent, to regain the psychological 20,000 point level, at 20,192, in afternoon trade, today, on news of easing food inflation.
Earlier this morning, the Sensex had opened a more modest 87 points higher, on fresh buying by investors. Other Asian Read more…
Govt taking all steps to bridge gap between demand and supply in pulses
Government is taking all steps to bridge the gap between demand and supply in pulses though their production has not decreased.
Replying to questions in the Rajya Sabha, the minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution Sharad Pawar said pulses are being imported to meet the gap. Read more…
Food inflation again moves up into double digits
Aug 12: After declining to a single-digit level for two weeks, food inflation again moved up into double digits, at 11.4 per cent for the week ended July 31, as the prices of cereals, milk and fruit went up.
Food inflation had stood at 9.53 per cent in the Read more…
Annual food inflation falls marginally
Annual food inflation fell marginally by 0.14 percent to 9.53 per cent for the week ended July 24. It was 9.67 per cent for the week ended July 17. The fall in food inflation is due to decline in prices of vegetables, especially potato and onion.
On an yearly basis, potato became cheaper by 41.14 per cent, while vegetables overall saw a decline of 17.32 per cent.
Onion price also slid by 4.06 per cent. Cereals, however, registered a rise of 6.87 per cent due to higher prices of pulses, Read more…
Inflation rises by 0.39 per cent
Wholesale price-based inflation rose by 0.39 per cent to 10.55 per cent in June due to the recent rise in prices of petroleum products. Inflation stood at 10.16 per cent in May and was at 11.23 per cent in April. Fuel index in June rose by 1.7 per cent while there was a marginal rise of 0.20 per cent in prices of food articles during the month of June.
Prices of kerosene rose by 9 per cent, electricity by 4 per cent, petrol by 2 per cent and Liquefied Petroleum Gas by 3 per Read more…
Food inflation to come down in coming weeks: Pawar
New Delhi, Jul 9: The government today said Food inflation will come down in coming weeks. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said the decline in prices of most agricultural commodities in coming weeks will bring down the food inflation.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a sugar conference in New Delhi, Mr Pawar said food inflation declined for the second Read more…
Food inflation downs sharply by over 100 points
Food inflation
Food inflation fell sharply by over 100 basis points to 16.61 per cent for the week ended April 17 on lower prices of fruits and vegetables. In the previous week ending April 10, food inflation was at 17.65 per cent. Prices of masur, jowar, fruits and vegetables fell by 2 per cent each over the week and that of wheat by 1 per cent.
However, moong, urad and fish-inland became costlier during the week. Overall the food index declined by 0.2 per cent. Read more…
Food inflation Increases to 17.65 per cent
Food inflation rose to 17.65 per cent for the week ended April 10 from 17.22 per cent in the previous week due to higher prices of fruits and vegetables. In the corresponding week last year, food inflation was at 8.16 per cent.
Prices of fruits and vegetables rose by 3 per cent, sea fish became costlier by 2 per cent and pulses such as arhar and moong became dearer by 1 per cent each over the week. Read more…
