Consumer price inflation falls to 9.73%

India's annual consumer price inflation fell in September to 9.73 percent, driven by a marginal fall in fuel and food prices, government data showed on Friday.

India's retail inflation is the highest among the BRICS group of emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa - and is way above what the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) calls its comfort level.

Food prices for consumers fell to 11.6 percent in September from 12 percent in August. The consumer price index (CPI) reading for August was unchanged at 10.03 percent.

Unlike most central banks, the Reserve Bank of India mainly uses the wholesale price index for monitoring inflation, as annual consumer price inflation data was only launched this year.

High eatable prices keep inflation near double digit in Sept

(PTI) Higher prices of sugar, edible oils, vegetables and pulses kept retail inflation near double digit at 9.73 per cent in September, marginally down from the previous month.

In August, it was 10.03 per cent, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released today.

The highest rise in prices last month was in sugar, up 19.4 per cent, year-on-year basis.

In urban areas, retail inflation moderated to 9.72 per cent in September, compared to 10.19 per cent in August. The retail price rise in rural areas worked out to 9.79 per cent during September down from 9.9 per cent in the previous month.

CPI for September, however, did not fully capture the impact of hike in diesel price, announced by the government on September 13, to help the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to reduce their under recoveries.

CPI for edible oils during September increased by 18.54 per cent, pulses by 16.2 per cent. Vegetable prices also grew by 14.3 per cent, while meat and fish and egg rates rose by 12.06 per cent.

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