Inflation hit small cities the most

Cities facing highest rise 
in consumer prices January-July, 2007 1Aurangabad

11.3

2Shillong

11.15

3Jabalpur

9.82

4Rajkot

9.71

5Kharagpur

9.62

Metros	January-July, 2007
Kolkata	7.5
Mumbai	7.11
Chennai	6.95
Delhi	5.45
(Source: CSO)

 Except for Kolkata, with an average increase in consumer prices of 7.5 per cent, the other three metros faced an increase in consumer prices below the national average of 7.1 per cent.  The data show that most cities witnessing high consumer prices are in North India. Among the cities in the South, only Warangal (9.34 per cent) and Hyderabad (9.2 per cent) experienced high prices.