Inflation index has come down in January

The inflation index during the month of January 2016 has come down by 0.7 as a percentage which is a drastic reduction.

In the month of December 2015 the inflation index had stood at as 4.2 as a percentage.

The inflation figures have been arrived in relation to the national consumer items price list.Accordingly the national consumer items prices had stood at 113.2 in December 2015 had fallen to112 in the month of January. The deduction is recorded as 1.1  I relation to the consumer items prices.

The Central Bank officials have arrived at these figures not taking into account food and alcoholic beverages. In the month of January the prices of vegetables, onions, potatoes, chillies and coconuts have come down. Also some varieties of fish, dry fish, eggs and certain fruits have gone up in price.