'Indian inflation at 7.14 pct on Apr 5'

Govt says the inflation has eased to 7.14 pc during the first week of current fiscal, down by 0.27 pc from the previous week. See graphics

India's wholesale price index rose 7.14 per cent in the 12 months to April 5, a government official said on Thursday.

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This is slower than the previous week's annual rise of 7.41 per cent and just below a median forecast of 7.19 per cent in a Reuters poll of analysts.

The data is due to be released at 12:00 pm local time.