Vegetables, pulses push inflation up to 19.83 per cent
New Delhi:Country's food inflation rose to 19.83 per cent for the week ended on December 19, on the back of spurting prices of potato and pulses. In the second week of December, the food inflation was at 18.65
per cent. Potato prices more than doubled while pulses became costly by over 41
per cent over the last year. Onion rates rose by 40.75 per cent. Prices of vegetables
rose by 46.7 per cent while fruits became dearer by 10.35 per cent. The rise in
prices was significant on a weekly basis also, with bajra and wheat becoming dearer
by 12 per cent and four per cent respectively, while rates of rice increased by
two per cent. At the same time, barley and urad rose by one per cent each. However,
prices of fruit and vegetables declined by five per cent on weekly basis. The
food inflation had declined by 1.30 percentage points to 18.65 per cent during
the second week of December.
