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After four months, the consumer-price inflation came back to single digit at 9.39% in April against 10.39% in the previous month.
In both urban areas as well as rural parts, inflation was in single digit in the first month of 2013-14, with the rate of price rise standing at 9.73% in the former and 9.16% in the latter.
However, food and beverages still stood at double digits at 10.61%, official data showed today. This category has the highest weight in CPI inflation.
The food and beverages inflation stood at 10.94% in urban areas and 10.53% in rural areas.
| Month | CPI inflation in % |
| April 12 | 10.26 |
| May 12 | 10.36 |
| June 12 | 9.93 |
| July 12 | 9.86 |
| August 12 | 10.03 |
| September 12 | 9.73 |
| October 12 | 9.75 |
| November 12 | 9.9 |
| December 12 | 10.56 |
| January 13 | 10.79 |
| February 13 | 10.91 |
| March 13 | 10.39 |
| April 13 | 9.39 |
Note: CPI inflation has a base year of 2010
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
