Rising for the third consecutive month, retail inflation breached the double-digit mark at 10.56 per cent in December, driven by higher prices of vegetables, edible oil, pulses and cereal.
The retail inflation was 9.90 per cent in November and 9.75 per cent in October.
The vegetables basket in December recorded the highest inflation of 25.71 per cent among all the constituents that make the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Vegetables were followed by the oil and fats segment at 16.73 per cent. Sugar turned more expensive by 13.55 per cent.
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