Food inflation at 15.46 per cent as on Sept 11

India's food price index rose 15.46 per cent while the fuel price index climbed 11.48 per cent in the year to Sept 11, government data on Thursday showed.

India's food price index rose 15.46 per cent while the fuel price index climbed 11.48 per cent in the year to Sept 11, government data on Thursday showed.

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In the prior week, annual food and fuel inflation stood at 15.10 per cent and 11.48 per cent, respectively.

The primary articles index was up 16.80 per cent in the latest week compared with an annual rise of 16.22 per cent in the previous week, which was the first reading of a new series of data with a different base year of 2004-05, new components and weightings.