Consumer price inflation rose to 5.54% in September from 4.83% in August, according to the statistics ministry. Food inflation jumped to 7.74% from 5.97%.
Onion prices were up 108% from a year earlier. Ginger rose 63% and garlic 55%. Potato and tomato prices were lower than last year.
Inflation was higher in villages at 6.08% than in cities at 4.88%.
The RBI had projected 4.9% inflation for the July to September quarter. It expects inflation to reach 6% in October to December, the top of its tolerance band. The October figure is due on November 12, a few weeks before the RBI’s next policy meeting.
