Inflation rate marginally up at 0.26 pc

India's annual rate of inflation rose marginally to 0.26 per cent for the week ended April 11, from 0.18 per cent the week before, official data showed on Thursday.

The inflation rate based on official wholesale price index had declined for eight consecutive weeks to 0.27 per cent for the week ended March 14, but marginally rose to 0.31 per cent for the week ended March 21. It continued to decline for two consecutive week, before rising again to 0.26 per cent for the week ended April 11.

Between April 11 and April 4, the wholesale price index rose 0.3 per cent to 228.8 from 228.2 the week before, as per the provisional data released by the commerce and industry ministry.

Among the three main commodity groups, the index for manufactured products and primary articles rose 0.2 per cent and 0.5 per cent.

The index for fuel, power, light and lubricants, however, remained unchanged at previous week's level at 322.6 (provisional).