Click to play videoNew Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel believes “changing food habits” is causing inflation, which last week hit a record 7.41 per cent.
“In our country, a lot of changes have taken place. Food habits have changed, and in the north people have begun consuming rice and in the south wheat. Population pressure is there (and ) as income rises, there will be more consumption,” he said in Ahmedabad.
The country’s annual rate of inflation rose further to a 40-month high of 7.41 per cent due to higher food and commodities prices.
The wholesale price-based inflation, which stood at 7 per cent in the previous week, surged to 7.41 per cent for the week ended March 29, the highest since November 2004.
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