Inflation rises to 3.55 per cent

New Delhi, Apr 28: The annual rate of inflation rose to 3.55 per cent for the week ended April 15, as against 3.24 per cent during the previous week due to rise in prices of manufactured products and energy.

The inflation rate, calculated on point-to-point basis, stood at 5.91 per cent during the corresponding week of the previous year, according to official figures released here today.

India's inflation is running below the Reserve Bank of India's projection for 5-5.5 per cent at the end of the fiscal year on March 31, 2006.

UNI