Inflation
CPI inflation moves up to touch 17-month high figure of 6.95 pct in March
New Delhi: India's retail inflation jumped to a 17-month high figure of 6.95 percent in March from 6.07 percent in February, as per government data released on Tuesday.
The Price data are collected from selected 1114 urban Markets and 1181 villages covering all States/UTs through personal visits by field staff of Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI on a weekly roster.
During the month of March 2022, NSO collected prices from 99.9 percent villages and 98.3 percent urban Markets while the Market-wise prices reported therein were 90.2 percent for rural and 93.2 prcent for urban, read a statement issued by the Indian government.
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