<p> Food inflation softened to 18.65 per cent for the week ended December 12 2009, though essential items like potato and pulses continued to remain expensive.<br /><br />The food inflation declined by 1.30 percentage points during the second week from 19.95 per cent in the previous week.</p>
<p> Food inflation softened to 18.65 per cent for the week ended December 12 2009, though essential items like potato and pulses continued to remain expensive.<br /><br />The food inflation declined by 1.30 percentage points during the second week from 19.95 per cent in the previous week.</p>