Retail inflation edges up to 5.01% in May

June 12, 2015 17:55 IST

Inflation India's consumer price inflation edged up to 5.01 per cent in May, government data showed on Friday.

The data compared with a 5.0 per cent annual rise predicted by analysts in a Reuters poll and April's 4.87 percent print.

Retail food inflation eased to 4.80 per cent last month from 5.11 per cent in April.

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Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi

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