The rising prices affected the group with a monthly income from Rs 29,518 to Rs 44,175 the most with an inflation impact of 39.65 per cent. On a weekly basis, the SPI increased by 2.89 per cent in comparison with the rise of 0.17 per cent in the previous one. Diesel became expensive by 81.36 per cent and eggs by 81.22 per cent on a YoY basis. For the group with income from Rs 17,733 to Rs 22,888 per month, the inflation rate stood at 36.53 per cent. Similarly, for the group having income from Rs 22,889 to Rs 29,517 per month, the inflation came to 38.43 per cent.
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