Question

1. Inflation in India continued to be
moderate during 2017-18.
2.
There was significant reduction in
food inflation, particularly pulses
and vegetables during the period.​

Answer 1

The significant reduction in food inflation, particularly of pulses and vegetables, moderated the general inflation. The average food inflation fell to 1.2 per cent during April- December 2017-18. Core inflation too declined during this period.