Food inflation rises to 19.83 percent
India's annual food inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 19.83 percent for the week ended Dec 19 from 18.65 percent the week before as prices of essential commodities continued to rule high.
Food inflation fell to 8.53 per cent for the week ended on April 23 on the back of fall in prices of pulses, reversing the upward trend seen in the previous fortnight.