Inflation dips to 12.1%

Inflation has moderated to 12.1% for the week ending August 30 compared to 12.34% reported a week earlier and 12.63% for the week ending August 9, 2008. Inflation rate of 30 essential commodities, increased to 7.52% in the week ending August 30, 2008, from 6.90% reported in the earlier week. There was an increase in the prices of sugar, salt, wheat, arhar, urad, jowar and bajra.