Mumbai:
The annual rate of inflation based on the wholesale price index (WPI) fell
to 3.32 per cent for the week ended September 8 from 3.52 per cent the previous
week, due mainly to a marginal fall in fuel, power and non-metallic mineral prices. However,
prices of primary articles, which include major food and non-food items, rose
by 0.2 per cent during the week, official data showed. The
food articles group rose by 0.2 per cent due to higher prices of fruits and vegetables,
condiments and spices, barley and wheat (one per cent each). The
index of manufactured products, which has a 63.75 per cent weight in the wholesale
price index, rose by 0.2 per cent. The
inflation rate for the week ended July 14, 2007.has been revised from 4.41 per
cent to 4.76 per cent for. The
inflation rate during the same period the previous year stood at 5.22 per cent
(September 9, 2006). Analysts,
however, do not expect further sharp falls amidst record high oil prices. Oil
prices which rose above $84 a barrel this week could lead the government to raise
state-set retail prices of petrol and diesel, they point out.
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