India's inflation rate rises marginally

New Delhi: India's annual rate of inflation rose 0.6 per cent for the week ended on June 13, official data released in the city on Thursday.

The rate of inflation for the week stood at minus 1.14 per cent as against minus 1.61 per cent for the week ended on June 6.

The index for primary articles rose 0.1 per cent, that for fuel and power by 0.4 per cent and of manufactured products by 1 per cent.

For the first time since the new wholesale price index series started in 1995, India's annual rate of inflation turned negative for the week ended on June 6.

The inflation rate had last turned negative in 1977.

The final data for the week ended on April 18 showed that the revised annual inflation rate actually stood at 1.62 per cent.