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Do You Know How Much Veggies are Costing, Mr. Modi? -Subodh Varma

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Devastated by the pandemic and lockdown, people are now facing a back-breaking inflation, especially in everyday food items like vegetables.

In just the past month, inflation (annual price rise) has zoomed up, delivering a body blow to family budgets. Recently released government data shows that retail inflation rate hit an eight-month high of 7.34%, up from 6.69% in August. This is general inflation, including all items of consumption.

For food items, the price rise is even more chilling. Food inflation rose from about 9% in August to nearly 11% in September. See chart below showing price indices for food items and all items, over the past one year.

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