Retail inflation drops to 9.39% in April

PTI

NEW DELHI: Falling for the second straight month, retail inflation declined sharply to 9.39 per cent in April due to easing of prices of vegetables, edible oil and protein-based items.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation stood at 10.39 per cent in March.

The prices in the vegetables basket eased to 5.43 per cent in April from 12.16 per cent in March.