Food inflation up 17.7 percent

New DelhiL India's annual food inflation rose to 17.7 percent for the week ended March 27 from 16.35 percent a week before owing to a rise in the prices of milk, fruits, vegetables and lentils.According to data on the wholesale price index released Thursday by the commerce and industry ministry, the index for food articles rose 0.9 percent during the week under review, while that for non-food articles fell 0.2 percent. Taking into account the year as a whole, the prices of wheat, lentils, fruit,....




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