Inflation Rate Rises To 7.73 Per Cent

The annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 7.73 per cent for the week ended February 1. The annual inflation (provisional-over-final) went up by 0.07 percentage points compared with 7.66 per cent during the previous week. In comparison, the annual inflation during the corresponding week in 1996 was 4.7 per cent.

The wholesale price index (WPI) for