India's retail inflation picks up to 3.65 percent in February

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(Reuters) - India's annual consumer price rose to 3.65 percent in February, mainly driven by food prices, after touching its lowest level in at least five years in January, data showed on Tuesday.

Economists polled by had expected last month's annual retail to come in at 3.58 percent, compared with 3.17 percent in January.

Food was 2.01 percent last month, higher than 0.53 percent in January.

(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Editing by Malini Menon)

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India's retail inflation picks up to 3.65 percent in February

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual consumer price inflation rose to 3.65 percent in February, mainly driven by food prices, after touching its lowest level in at least five years in January, government data showed on Tuesday.

(Reuters) - India's annual consumer price rose to 3.65 percent in February, mainly driven by food prices, after touching its lowest level in at least five years in January, data showed on Tuesday.

Economists polled by had expected last month's annual retail to come in at 3.58 percent, compared with 3.17 percent in January.

Food was 2.01 percent last month, higher than 0.53 percent in January.

(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Editing by Malini Menon)

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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