20.2.09

Inflation rate dips to 3.92%



India’s annual rate of inflation dipped further to 3.92 per cent during week ended February 7, from 4.39 per cent the week before, official data showed .The inflation rate, based on the official wholesale price index (WPI) stood at 4.98 per cent for the corresponding week of the previous fiscal. The WPI for all commodities declined 0.2 per cent to 228 (provisional) from 228.4 (provisional) the week before. The index for primary articles declined 0.2 per cent to 248 from 248.5 (provisional) for the previous week, while that for manufactured products declined 0.4 per cent to 199.7 from 200.6 (provisional) the week before. The index for fuel, power, light and lubricants, however, rose 0.5 per cent to 323.5 from 321.8 (provisional) .

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