Inflation rises marginally to 4.72 per cent

New Delhi, June 18 (UNI) The annual rate of inflation increased marginally to 4.72 per cent for the week ended June 3, as against 4.68 per cent during the previous week due to a rise in the prices of food items and manufactured products.

The inflation rate, calculated on point-to-point basis, stood at 4.39 per cent during the corresponding week of the previous year, according to official figures released here.

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for all commodities for the week ended June 3, rose by 0.3 per cent to 201.9 from 201.3 for the previous week.

The index for the Primary Articles group rose by 1.0 per cent to 202.2 from 200.2 for the previous week.

The index for Food Articles group rose by 1.1 per cent to 206.7 from 204.5 for the previous week due to higher prices of tea and fruit and vegetables (3 per cent each), condiments and spices and milk (2 per cent each) and moong, bajra and maize (1 per cent each).

However, the prices of arhar (4 per cent), masur and gram (2 per each) and barley (1 per cent each) declined.

The index for Non-Food Articles group rose by 1.1 per cent to 178.8 from 176.9 for the previous week due to higher prices of sunflower and raw rubber (8 per cent each), soyabean (4 per cent), rape and mustard seed (2 per cent each) and copra (1 per cent).

However, the prices of linseed (2 per cent), castor seed (1 per cent) declined.

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