u003cpu003eThis week, Business Magazine analyses the following three charts pertaining to Inflation rates, Core inflation rates and Inflation rate excluding alcoholic beverages and tobacco.u003c/pu003e
Inflation rates The headline (annual average) inflation rate fell to 3.9% for year 2012 from 6.5% for year 2011. The year-on-year inflation rates went down too from 4.8% to 3.2%.
Core inflation rates Headline Core1 inflation and Core2 inflation stood at 3.3% and 3.0% respectively for the 12-month period ended December 2012. The respective year-on-year Core1 inflation and Core2 inflation rates were 3.2% and 3.0%.
Inflation rate excluding alcoholic beverages and tobacco The headline inflation rate excluding alcoholic beverages and tobacco nose-dived to 2.6% for year 2012 from 5.3% for year 2011.