11 states record retail price inflation rate of over 6% in November

The states that witnessed high CPI-based inflation rates were Lakshadweep, Tripura, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Manipur and Mizoram

Eleven of the 36 states and union territories recorded a retail price inflation rate over 6 per cent in November, thanks largely to food price inflation, which touched the double digit mark nationally for the first time in the previous calendar year.

The states that witnessed high consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rates were Lakshadweep, Tripura, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Manipur and Mizoram.

Odisha recorded the highest increase in inflation in November as the rate rose to 7.23 per cent in November against 3.35 per cent in the previous month, a rise of about