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Inflation at 8.9%

Inflation, as captured by the wholesale price index (WPI), grew at a slower pace of 8.9 per cent for the week ended November 8 due to fall in prices of petroleum and manufactured products. It had dipped to the single-digit level after a gap of five months to touch 8.98 per cent in the previous week. Full Story


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YoY (In %)	Current	Qtr Ago	Yr Ago

Inflation (08/11)	8.90	12.91	3.35

IIP (31/08)	1.30	4.40	10.90

GDP (30/06)	7.90	8.80	9.20

CPI (30/09)	9.77	7.69	6.40

CRR (08/11)	5.50	8.75	7.00

Bank rate (11/01)	6.00	6.00	6.00

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