Inflation rate continues to decline and presently stands at 5.24% for the week ended January 3. It stood at 5.91% last week and relieved marginally on account of the fall in prices of almost all primary, manufactured and food articles.
The annual inflation rate stood at 4.26% during the corresponding week of the previous year.
The median estimate of 11 economists was for a 5.28% increase in WPI during the 12 months to January 3, as against 5.91% in the last week.
In June 2008, inflation raced into double digits after the administration increased fuel prices.