New Delhi, July 23: Inflation increased to minus 1.17 per cent for the week ended July 11 from minus 1.21 per cent recorded for the previous week.
For the corresponding week in the year-ago period, inflation stood at 12.13 per cent for the week ended July 12, 2008.
Food articles became dearer over the previous week. The price of fish-marine went up by 9 per cent and fruit and vegetables became costlier by 3 per cent.
Other items that became expensive included copra (3 per cent), raw silk (2 per cent) and aviation turbine fuel (7 per cent).
–PTI