Inflation based on the wholesale price index rose marginally to 4.55 per cent for the week ended December 3 from 4.54 per cent in the previous week due to the increase in prices of food items.
The WPI rose 0.2 per cent to 197.8 points during the week ended December 3 from 189.2 points a year ago. The WPI-based inflation was at 7.07 per cent in the year-ago period.
The government revised upward the inflation to 4.88% for the week ended October 8 from the provisional level of 4.62 per cent while the WPI stood corrected at 197.7 points as against the earlier estimate of 197.2 points.