New Delhi, March 24: Food inflation increased marginally to 10.05 percent for the week ended March 12 against 9.42 percent during the previous week with prices of non-food articles and protein-rich items such as meat and eggs got dearer week-on-week.
As per data released by the government fuel price index also increased to 12.79 percent for the week ended March 12 due to rise in international crude oil prices.
The international crude price soared to a 30-month high of $120 per barrel and is ruling at $115 barrel currently.
Meanwhile, the headline inflation for the month of February rose to 8.31 percent, forcing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to raise its inflation forecast for the March-end at 8 per cent from the earlier projection of 7 per cent in its monetary policy review today.
The central bank also raised the key policy rates by 25 basis points each to rein in the rising prices.
-Agencies