Inflation falls to 3.51 pc due to cheap food products

New Delhi, Apr 13 (UNI) The annual rate of inflation fell to 3.51 per cent for the week ended April 1 as against 3.96 per cent during the previous week, due to a fall in prices of food products.

The inflation rate, calculated on point-to-point basis, stood at 5.70 per cent during the corresponding week last year, official figures released here said today.

The Wholesale Price Index for the week ended 1 April, 2006 rose by 0.4 per cent to 197.7 from 197.0 for the previous week.

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