Inflation remains unchanged at 4.27 percent

Inflation remained unchanged at the previous week's level of 4.27 per cent for the week ended July 7, despite a fall in prices of fruit and vegetables, poultry chicken, moong and masur, and some manufactured items.

The wholesale prices-base index stood at 4.83 per cent in the corresponding week a year ago. During the week, prices of fruits declined by over 16 per cent, while vegetables witnessed an increase of 4.4 per cent. However, fish marine, condiments and spices got dearer along with pulses like gram and arhar. Among the manufactured items, prices of imported edible oil, sugar, groundnut oil and few metal products like lead ingot, aluminium material increased.

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