Inflation falls to 4.05 per cent
Inflation declined to 4.05 per cent for the week ended August 4 as compared to 4.45 per cent in the previous week.
By PTI |
New Delhi: Inflation declined to 4.05 per cent for the week ended August 4 as compared to 4.45 per cent in the previous week due to lower prices of fruits, vegetable, poultry chicken, moong and some manufactured items.
The wholesale prices-based inflation stood at 5.08 per cent in the corresponding week a year ago.
During the week, prices of fruits, vegetables and poultry chicken declined by five per cent each, while those of moong and fish-marine fell by one per cent.
However, prices of aviation turbine fuels inched up by four per cent while tea, arhar and milk moved up.
In manufactured products, imported edible oil, methanol, basic pig iron, foundry pig iron and bakery products got cheaper.
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