30 May 2011
Last updated at 12:01 ET
The rising cost of food is of worry in a country where food makes up a huge chunk of the consumption basket
India’s growth rate between January and March is expected to have slowed, as government tightening measures start to take effect, analysts say.
The government is expected to report an expansion of 8.1% in the three months to March compared with the same period a year earlier.
But that is down from an 8.2% expansion in the previous three months.
Over the past year India has repeatedly raised interest rates to combat inflation.
Like the rest of the region, the country has suffered rampant inflation, with prices rising at above 8% for 16 months.
Most recently it has been driven
Read More from the Article Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13592833
