After 4 months, the consumer price inflation (CPI)came back to single digit at 9.39 % in April, 2013 against 10.39% in the previous (March 2013) month.
In both urban areas as well as rural parts, inflation was in single digit in the first month of 2013 -14, with the rate of price rise standing at 9.73 % in the former and 9.16 % in the latter.
However, food & beverages still stood at double digits at 10.61 %, official data showed. This category has the highest weight in CPI inflation.
Food inflation
The food and beverages inflation stood at 10.94 % in urban areas and 10.53 % in rural areas.
Month CPI inflation in %
April 2012 10.26
May 2012 10.36
June 2012 9.93
July 2012 9.86
August 2012 10.03
September 2012 9.73
October 2012 9.75
November 2012 9.9
December 2012 10.56
January 2013 10.79
February 2013 10.91
March 2013 10.39
April 2013 9.39
Note: CPI inflation has a base year of 2010
Src: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
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