CPI inflation climbs to 17-month high at 5.76%
India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the month of May climbed to 5.76% from the 5.47% recorded in April, marking a 17-month high. The corresponding figure for May 2015 was 5.01%. Retail food inflation has increased to 7.55% from April's 6.4% , with two years of successive drought being seen as a contributor to inflation.