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India's retail inflation slows to three-month low of 5.17 percent in March

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Reuters NEW DELHI

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual consumer price inflation unexpectedly slowed down to a three-month low of 5.17 percent in March as food prices moderated, government data showed on Monday.

The data compared with a 5.5 percent annual rise predicted by analysts in a Reuters poll and February's 5.37 percent print.

Consumer food price inflation eased to 6.14 percent last month compared with February's upwardly revised 6.88 percent.

(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh; Editing by Malini Menon)

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First Published: Apr 13 2015 | 5:43 PM IST

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