New Delhi: Inflation increased by 0.36 per cent to touch 6.52 per cent for the week ended July 10. However, the prices of primary items, including food articles like vegetables, fruits and some of the manufactured products, have declined.

Meanwhile, the point-to-point wholesale price index (WPI) inflation shot up further to touch the highest level since last two years though fuel prices remained unchanged and it was 4.65 per cent in the previous year period. The previous high during the last two years was recorded at 6.47 per cent for the week ended April 12, 2003 as per the provisional figures though final inflation had even touched 6.89 per cent during the week ended May 3, 2003.

The WPI showed a marginal increase by 0.1 per cent to 184.6 points during the latest reported week with the index of manufactured products moving up and the index was 173.3 points a year ago.