The inflation rate shows a 0.2% rise compared to the preceding month. SCI put urban inflation at 8.1%, up 0.3% month-on-month.
Rural inflation was put at 9.2%, which has remained unchanged compared to the previous month. The overall CPI (using the fiscal year to March 2017 as base year) stood at 110.9 in Dey, 110.8 for urban areas, indicating a 0.4% and 0.5% rise respectively.
CPI for rural areas was at 111—unchanged compared to the previous month. The year-on-year inflation increase was 8.5%. For urban and rural areas, it was at 8.5% and 8.2% respectively, Financial Tribune reported.