Inflation rose to 4.45 per cent for the week ended July 28 from 4.36 per cent for the previous week as essential food items as well as some manufactured products turned dearer.
The wholesale prices-based index stood at 4.72 per cent during the corresponding week previous year.
Food items like fruits and vegetables, mutton, eggs, masur and bajra moved up.
Food products in the manufactured category like coffee powder, baby food, sooji, maida and flour also turned expensive.
However, prices of some metal alloys, tobacco