Inflation rose for the ninth consecutive week to touch 39-week high of 6.21 per cent for the week ended January 10 with primary articles, including food products, and manufactured products becoming costlier.
Onions had the highest inflation rate among all major commodities.
Households continued to bear the brunt of increased cost of living with inflation rising by 0.35 per cent to 7.96 per cent for week ended August 7, mainly due to costlier vegetables, petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel.
Inflation shot up to 7.51 per cent, the highest in the last two years, due to soaring prices of vegetables and manufactured products.\n\n\n\n
Inflation fell to 3.84 per cent in the week ended July 30 from 4.07 per cent a week ago, due to cheaper food items and manufactured products although fuel prices went up.
Reversing its very short upward trend, inflation fell by 0.23 per cent to touch about two-year low of 4.10 per cent for the week ended June 18 even as food items and manufactured products become costlier.
After six weeks of decline, inflation rose marginally by 0.11 per cent to 4.33% during the week ended June 11.
In tune with the Reserve Bank of India's expectation of moderate inflation this year, the general price level stood unchanged at the previous week's figure of 4.2 per cent for the week ended May 8.
The inflation fell for the second consecutive week, dropping by 0.06 per cent to 4.2 per cent for the week ended May 1 mainly due to cheaper vegetables, fruits, milk, maida and atta.
Inflation dipped to a two-month low of 5.20 per cent during the week ended May 28 from the previous week's level of 5.38 per cent even as some of the primary and manufactured products became costlier.
Inflation stood unchanged at the previous week's level of 4.4 per cent for the week ended April 10, even as prices fell for wheat, rice, fruits, vegetables and several edible oils.
The commodity prices eased further with inflation falling marginally by 0.06 per cent to 5.61 per cent during the week ended May 07
Cheaper fruits, vegetables and edible oils pushed down inflation further to 4.78 per cent for the week ended March 13 despite costlier milk, skimmed milk powder, bread and buns, and baby food.
Inflation fell substantially by 0.62 per cent to 5.32 per cent for the week ended February 28 mainly due to the fall in prices of primary items, including fruits and vegetables, and non-food articles.
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Costlier fuel products and manufactured items including edible oils pushed up inflation to 4.95 per cent during the week ended February 26.
Inflation fell marginally to 6.13% for the week ended January 17, but public continued to pay higher prices for essential commodities with primary articles like fruits and vegetables, milk and many manufactured items becoming costlier.
RBI has kept interest rate unchanged at 8 per cent since January
India's year-on-year inflation rate as measured by the consumer price index rose to 3.43 per cent in January from 3.2 in December, a government statement said on Wednesday.
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Chidambaram further said government has taken a number of fiscal and administrative measures from time to time to contain inflation especially food.
Inflation dropped by 0.42 per cent to 7.38 per cent, for the second week in succession, in the week ended September 25, mainly due to fall in prices of vegetables and essential commodities.
As stock markets continue to witness a dream rally, the total market valuation of domestic listed companies has soared to a record $1.6 trillion on a day the benchmark BSE Sensex ended at a new closing high of 28,177.88.
A rate cut will bring positive sentiment around the Budget.
Inflation rose for the third consecutive week to 5.03 per cent for the week ended May 29 despite cheaper vegetables and fruits, eggs and several edible oils.
CPI inflation is on the decline since July.
Financials declined amid profit taking while energy shares fell after the government hiked excise duty on transport fuels.
The inflation fell marginally to 4.40 per cent for the week ended April 3 despite a whopping 20 per cent rise in vegetable prices and a substantial hike in the prices of fruits, milk and fuels for industries.
Costlier foods, electricity and manufactured products pushed up inflation to 4.47 per cent for the week ended March 27, but 2003-04 ended on a positive note with the price level being contained at 4-4.5 per cent.
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The party said its government has taken a number of initiatives since its formation including tough action against hoarders and limiting export prices of essential commodities like onion, rice and wheat.
The central bank is widely expected to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday to 7.75 per cent to fight inflation even as it continues to unwind its rupee defense steps, a Reuters poll showed.
The overall inflation went up marginally to 5.25 per cent for the week ended November 29 despite a sharp 9 per cent fall in vegetable prices.
The inflation rate slipped to 4.96 per cent during the week ended October 25 due to decline in prices of food items like wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, tea, vegetables and fruits.
The government regulates prices of all other medicines.
The consumer price index has been in double digits for much of the past year, and was 9.8 per cent in September.
The rupee bounced back by 26 paise to end at 59.93 against the American currency on Friday as exporters and some banks sold dollars.
