Food inflation jumps by 3% in a week

Food inflation surged back into double-digit territory at 12.13 per cent for the week ended December 24 as the prices of vegetables, particularly onions, rose for the third consecutive week.

Food inflation registered a sharp increase during the week under review from 9.46 per cent in the previous week to enter double digits for the first time since November 13, when it stood at 10.15 per cent.