RTTNews | Jul 12, 2021 09:59AM EDT

09:59 Monday, July 12, 2021 (RTTNews.com) - India's consumer price inflation slowed in June, defying expectations for further acceleration, preliminary data from the statistics ministry showed Monday. The consumer price index rose 6.26 percent year-on-year following a 6.30 percent increase in May. Economists had forecast 6.58 percent inflation. The consumer food price index climbed 5.15 percent annually following a 5.01 percent rise in the previous month.

Prices for food and beverages rose 5.58 percent annually. The clothing and footwear component of the CPI registered a 6.21 percent increase. Housing costs rose 3.75 percent. The fuel and light group registered a 12.68 percent rise.

Compared to the previous month, the CPI rose 0.56 percent in May and the food price index climbed 1.19 percent.

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