Nature of current inflation in. food prices

dc.contributor.author	Sthanumoorthy, R.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-17T06:28:36Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-17T06:28:36Z
dc.date.issued	2008-10-04
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2259/326
dc.description.abstract	Food prices are supposed to bedriving the current inflationaryspiral. The analysis here showsthat it is "food products" and not "primary food articles" which aremainly responsible for the surge ininflation. Among food products,oil cakes, edible oils and dairyproducts are the biggestcontributors to the food pricespiral. Contrary to popularperception, primary food articles— cereals and pulses — have nothad much to do with rising prices.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Economic & Political Weekly	en_US
dc.title	Nature of current inflation in. food prices	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US