The retail inflation jumped to 7.59% in January 2020 as opposed to 7.35% in December 2019, the government data showed on Wednesday.
Retail inflation, measured in Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 5.54% in November 2019.
CPI in rural areas was 7.73% while it was 7.39% in urban areas.
The retail inflation in December 2019 was 1.97%.
The data released by the government showed that food inflation, measured by the Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI), was 13.63% in January 2020 against -2.24% in January 2019.
The food inflation in December 2019 was 14.12%.