(a) whether it is a fact that the country is facing acute inflationary trend in the recent days;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the remedial measures taken or being taken by the Government to curtail the inflation?
(a) whether it is a fact that the country is facing acute inflationary trend in the recent days;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the remedial measures taken or being taken by the Government to curtail the inflation?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)
(a) to (c) No Sir. The Consumer Price Index – Combined (CPI – C) Inflation of the last three years and of the current year up to October, 2019 may be seen in Table – 1.
Table 1: Consumer Price Index-Combined (CPI-C) Inflation
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19
CPI-C Inflation (per cent) 4.52 3.59 3.41 2.99 3.05 3.18 3.15 3.28 3.99 4.62
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
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