Though there has been a 5 basis point increase in the retail inflation figures in the month of August as compared to July, the headline inflation rate has been less than 4 percent for the second consecutive month. What is special is that in 8 states of the country the inflation rate was less than 3 percent. On the other hand, there are 3 states where the inflation rate has crossed 5 percent in the month of August. The highest inflation rate of more than 6 percent has been observed in Bihar. Odisha and Assam are also on the list of inflationary states. At the same time, inflation in Uttar Pradesh is very close to 5 percent, which can be kept in the category of inflationary states. Let us also tell you what is the inflation rate in the major states of the country.
Inflation is less than 3 percent in these states.
If we talk about the states with the lowest inflation rate, that is Telangana. Where 2.02 percent was seen. The inflation rate in Uttarakhand is 2.37 percent. The inflation rate in Punjab has been below 3 percent i.e. 2.95 percent in the month of August. The inflation rate has been observed in Karnataka 2.99 percent, Jharkhand 2.86 percent, Himachal Pradesh 2.66 percent, Delhi 2.52 percent, Andhra Pradesh 2.93 percent. According to the data, there has been a slight increase in the inflation figures in the capital of the country Delhi as compared to July. In the month of July the inflation rate was 2.06 percent.
Where is inflation more than 3 percent and less than 4 percent?
On the other hand, there are many states where inflation was above 3 per cent but below 4 per cent. If we look at the government figures, the inflation rate in Chhattisgarh was 3.79 per cent. Whereas in the month of August, the inflation figure in Gujarat was 3.33 per cent. In Madhya Pradesh, the inflation figure stands at 3.21 per cent. In Maharashtra, the inflation rate was 3.35 per cent. What is special is that elections are due here soon. Inflation was 3.07 per cent in Rajasthan, 3.24 per cent in Tamil Nadu and 3.63 per cent in West Bengal. In Jammu and Kashmir, the inflation figure stands at 3.30 per cent.
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Inflation in these states is above 4 percent.
The highest inflation rate has been observed in Bihar. The inflation rate observed in the month of August was 6.62 percent. While the inflation rate in Assam was 5 percent. The inflation rate observed in Odisha is 5.63 percent. In Uttar Pradesh, the inflation figure stands at 4.89 percent. In Kerala, the inflation figure has come down to 4.10 percent, in Haryana it has come down to 4.12 percent. According to experts, in the last month, inflation in many states has crossed 5 percent. Now this figure has also come down.
