India's retail inflation rate rose to 3.99% in September, driven by higher food prices, the government said on Monday, close to the central bank's 4% medium-term inflation target, after an interval of 13 months.
Annual retail inflation in September was much-higher compared with 3.21% in the previous month, and analysts' forecasts.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a retail inflation rate of 3.70% for September.
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