In the first two months of the current financial year, the annual point consumer price index of ghee and oil sub-group under the food and beverage group increased by 11.09 percent, non-alcoholic beverages by 3.97 percent and dairy products and eggs by 2.66 percent, according to the National Bank.
In August last year, the annual point consumer price increase (inflation) averaged 1.87 percent. In the same month last year, this growth rate was 3.86 percent.
During that period, the price increase of the food and beverage group was negative by 1.34 percent, while that of the non-food and service group was 3.70 percent. In the same period last year, the inflation of these groups was 5.06 percent and 3.19 percent respectively.
In the first two months of the current fiscal year, the annual point consumer price index of ghee and oil sub-group under the food and beverage group increased by 11.09 percent, non-alcoholic beverages by 3.97 percent and dairy products and eggs by 2.66 percent.
Similarly, the annual point consumer price index of vegetable sub-group has decreased by 12.74 percent, that of maramsala by 6.31 percent and that of pulses and pulses by 3.58 percent.
Under the non-food and service group, the annual point consumer price index of miscellaneous goods and services sub-group has increased by 11.77, education 7.67, clothing and footwear 6.29, tobacco 4.84 and furnishing and household appliances 4.55 percent.
In the same period, the annual point consumer price index of the insurance and financial services sub-group decreased by 0.22 percent, according to Rashtra Bank data.
