One-third of all commodities for which the Department of Consumer Affairs compiles daily retail prices at markets across the country have seen an inflation of more than 6% since one year ago.Onion is the worst hit, with prices up by 63%, followed by sugar (up 41%).Edible oils and eggs are also seeing higher prices. Demand for most commodities is elevated amid the onset of the festival season, even as poor monsoon rainfall and the second-order effects of the West Asia crisis continue to add pressure.ET look at the numbers.Commodities with the sharpest year-on-year rise in all-India average retail price
In Graphics: Kitchen basket inflation is back
Edible oils and eggs are also seeing higher prices. Demand for most commodities is elevated amid the onset of the festival season, even as poor monsoon rainfall and the second-order effects of the West Asia crisis continue to add pressure.









