12.10.201708:10:00UTC+00India Consumer Price Inflation Steady In September

India's consumer price inflation held steady in September, defying expectations for an acceleration, preliminary data from the Central Statistics Office showed Thursday.

The consumer price index climbed 3.28 percent year-on-year, same as in August, which was revised from 3.36 percent.

Economists had expected inflation to accelerate for a third straight month to 3.53 percent.

Food price inflation eased to 1.25 percent from 1.52 percent.

On a month-on-month basis, the CPI declined 0.15 percent and food prices fell 1.36 percent in September.