The increase
in inflation was mainly driven by the
steep increase in food inflation
which jumped to 6.07% in February compared to -0.52% in January. Food
Inflation stood at 9.54% in the same month last year. Potato and Onion prices were
dropped by 43.13%, 2.22% and 48.50% respectively in February while prices
of pulses, vegetables, protein items, milk, rice and cereals were increased by
7.91%, 1.52%, 20%, 11.7%, 1.53% and 1.71% respectively. Food
inflation has 14.3% weight in the overall WPI.
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