"The year-on-year inflation measured in terms of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) stood at 5.53 per cent in February, 2016 compared to 5.91 per cent for the previous month and 6.3 per cent in the corresponding month of the previous year," a Labour Ministry statement said.
According to the statement, the food inflation stood at 6.18 per cent in February against 7.61 in the previous month and 7.42 per cent in the corresponding month previous year.
The maximum downward pressure to change in the current index came from Food group contributing 2.21 percentage points to the total change.
At item level, rice, arhar dal, masur dal, moong dal, urd dal, groundnut oil, mustard oil, poultry (chicken), eggs, garlic, onion, vegetables and fruit items and flowers are responsible for decrease in the index.
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