Falling for the second straight month, retail inflation declined sharply to 9.39 per cent in April due to easing of prices of vegetables, edible oil and protein-based items.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation stood at 10.39 per cent in March. The prices in the vegetables basket eased to 5.43 per cent in April from 12.16 per cent in March.
Inflation in protein-based items -- egg, meat and fish -- stood at 13.60 per cent during the month. In oils and fats segment, it was 7.52 per cent.
The overall food and beverages segment saw an inflation of 10.61 per cent in April as against 12.42 per cent in March. Among all the constituents that make the CPI, cereals recorded the highest inflation of 16.65 per cent in April, according to data released on Monday.