The market price average (consumer inflation) is 3.39 percent. This is the month of Chait. In the same month last year, such price increase was 4.61 percent. According to the monthly report of Rashtra Bank, the price increase rate of food and beverages group was 2.45 percent and that of non-food and services group was 3.90 percent during that period.

During the same period last year, the inflation rate of these groups was 5.22 and 4.20 percent respectively. Last March, under the food and beverage group, the price increase rate of ghee and oil sub-group increased by 11.63 percent, fruits by 9.07 percent, pulses and pulses by 6.58 percent, and non-alcoholic beverages by 5.16 percent. However, the price increase rate of vegetables decreased by 5.24 percent, marmalade by 2.32 percent and fish and meat by 0.89 percent, it is mentioned in the report.

Under the non-food and services group, the average price increase rate of various goods and services sub-groups is 8.69, clothing and footwear 7.01, alcoholic beverages 6.07, furnishings and household appliances 5.59 and tobacco 4.83 percent.