Retail inflation accelerates to 5.39% in April
Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast retail inflation to inch up to 5.0 per cent in April from 4.83 per cent in March.
Reuters
- May 12, 2016,
- Updated May 12, 2016 6:31 PM IST
Annual consumer price inflation accelerated to 5.39 per cent in April, bucking a recent slowing trend, government data showed on Thursday.
Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast retail inflation to inch up to 5 per cent in April from 4.83 per cent in March.
Food inflation picked up to 6.32 per cent in April from 5.21 per cent in the previous month.
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Annual consumer price inflation accelerated to 5.39 per cent in April, bucking a recent slowing trend, government data showed on Thursday.
Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast retail inflation to inch up to 5 per cent in April from 4.83 per cent in March.
Food inflation picked up to 6.32 per cent in April from 5.21 per cent in the previous month.
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