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This is an archive article published on June 21, 2011
Consumer inflation up at 9.63%
Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers and the Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers stood at 9.63 per cent in May against 9.11 per cent in April.
Written by Press Trust Of India
New Delhi | June 21, 2011 01:30 AM IST
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Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and the Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) stood at 9.63 per cent in May against 9.11 per cent in April.
On point-by-point basis,both the indices,CPI-AL and CPI-RL,reported a marginal rise during May,an official release said.
During the month under review,the CPI-AL saw a rise of 0.85 per cent to 592 points against 587 points in April.
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Food was expensive by 0.51 per cent month-on-month,while fuel and lighting was up 1.59 per cent.
Clothing,bedding and footwear index for agricultural labourers was up 2.74 per cent on a monthly basis and miscellaneous items became expensive by 0.74 per cent.
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