Inflation rate rises marginally to 5.64 percent

August 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to minus 1.53 percent for the week ending Aug 8 from minus 1.74 percent the week before, according to official data released Thursday. The rate turned negative for the week ended June 6 for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

July 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation fell marginally to minus 1.54 percent for the week ending July 18 from minus 1.17 the week before, according to official data released here Thursday. The rate turned negative for the week ended June 6 for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

July 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to minus 1.17 percent for the week ended July 11 from minus 1.21 percent the week before, according to official data released here Thursday. India's annual rate of inflation turned negative for the week ended June 6 for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to minus 1.21 percent for the week ended July 4, from minus 1.55 percent the week before, according to official data released here Thursday. India's annual rate of inflation turned negative for the week ended June 6 for the first time since the new wholesale price index (WPI) series started in 1995.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Inflation on Thursday rose marginally to (-) 1.21 per cent for the week ending July 4 against (-) 1.55 per cent in the week before according to official data released here on Thursday. The marginal rise was mainly due to government decision to raise fuel prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 4 and Rs 2 per litre, respectively.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose 0.6 percent for the week ended June 13, official data released here Thursday. The rate of inflation for the week stood at minus 1.14 percent as against minus 1.61 percent for the week ended June 6.

May 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.7 percent for the week ended April 25 from 0.57 percent the week before, official data showed Friday. Among the three main commodity groups, the indices for manufactured products and primary articles rose 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.

May 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.7 percent for the week ended April 25 from 0.57 percent the week before, official data showed Friday. Among the three main commodity groups, the indices for manufactured products and primary articles rose 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively, during the week under review.

April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation fell marginally to 0.26 percent for the week ended March 28, from 0.31 percent the week before, official data showed Thursday. The inflation had declined for eight consecutive weeks to 0.27 percent for the week ended March 14, but marginally rose to 0.31 percent for the week ended March 21.

April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.31 percent for the week ended March 21, after declining for eight consecutive weeks, official data showed Thursday. The inflation rate was 0.27 percent the week before.

April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.31 percent for the week ended March 21, after declining for eight consecutive weeks, official data showed Thursday. The inflation rate was 0.27 percent the week before.

March 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation fell for the fifth consecutive week to 3.03 percent for the week ended Feb 21 from 3.36 percent the week before, official data showed Thursday. The drop in the inflation rate, based on the official wholesale price index, was on account of a 0.1 percent fall in the general index over the week.

March 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation fell to 3.03 percent for the week ended Feb 21 from 3.36 percent the week before, official data showed Thursday. It was the fifth consecutive week during which the inflation rate fell, to a six-year low.

January 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally by 0.04 percent to 5.64 percent for the week ended Jan 17 from 5.6 percent the week before, official data released here Thursday showed. Economists, however, said this was 'temporary'.

January 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - After weeks of decline, India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 5.6 percent for the week ended Jan 10, from 5.24 percent the week before, official data released here Thursday showed. The inflation rate was 4.36 percent during the corresponding week the previous year.