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Agri marketing reforms needed to check inflation: Pranab

Reacting to the latest WPI inflation data, Mukherjee said the rise in prices of food items could be checked by creating storage facilities and bringing in institutional reforms in agricultural marketing.

Seasonal effect: Food inflation at 4-year low of 4.35%

Experts feel the moderation in the rate of price rise of food items below the psychological 5 per cent-mark will bring relief to the government.

Vegetable prices ease, food inflation falls sharply to 6.60%

The primary articles price index was up 6.92 percent, compared with an annual rise of 7.74 percent in the prior week.

Food inflation falls to 9%, fuel stands steady at 15%

Food inflation fell sharply to single digit at 9.01 per cent for the week ended November 12 even as prices of most agricultural items, barring potatoes, onions and wheat, continued to rise, on an annual basis.

Food inflation at 10.63% for week ended 5 Nov

Food inflation eased to 10.63 percent for the week ended 5 November even as prices of agricultural items, barring onions and wheat, continued to rise on an annual basis.

No moderation in inflation for RBI to change policy: Rangarajan

His comments followed the release of data which showed that the overall inflation remained close to the double-digit mark, at 9.72 percent, in September on account of costlier food products, fuel and manufactured goods.<br /><br />

Food inflation is hurting less, but non-food keeps its sting

Prices of pulses became cheaper by 5.63 percent year-on-year during the week under review. However, all other items continue to remain expensive.<br /><br /> <br /><br />

Food inflation falls to 9.55% for week ended 27 Aug

Food inflation fell to a single-digit at 9.55 percent for the week ended 27 August after breaching the double-digit mark in the previous week.

Inflation up at 8.55 percent

Food inflation shot up to 8.55 per cent for the week ended May 14, the highest level in four weeks, as prices of fruits, cereals and protein-based items escalated.