Retail inflation in January eased to a 24-month low of 8.79 percent as compared to 9.87 percent of December 2013, government data showed Wednesday.
The consumer price-based inflation for rural and urban areas for January 2014 are 9.43 percent and 8.09 percent, respectively.
Inflation rates (final) for rural and urban areas for December 2013 were 10.49 percent and 9.11 percent, respectively.
