New Delhi: Inflation is increasing continuously in the country. Due to this, the budget of the common man has been shaken. Meanwhile, brown news has come out for Maggie lovers. Actually, Nestle India has increased the prices of Maggi Masala Noodles from March 14. Apart from this, the company has also increased the prices of Coffee Powder and Milk Powder. These new prices will be applicable from today itself.
New prices of individual packs of Maggi
Nestle India has increased the prices of Maggi by 9 to 16%. A small pack of Maggi comes of 70 grams, for which now you will have to pay 14 rupees, not 12 rupees. Whereas, the pack price of 140 grams has been increased by 12.5 percent (Rs 3). That is, now this pack will be available for Rs 143. At the same time, the price of 560 grams pack has been increased by 9.4 percent (Rs 9). After which this pack will be available for Rs 105 instead of Rs 96.
Milk and coffee powder expensive
At the same time, Nestle India has also increased the prices of milk and coffee powder. The company has increased the price of one liter of A+ milk by Rs. Now it will be available for Rs 78 instead of Rs 75. Whereas, the price of Nescafe Classic Coffee Powder has gone up by 3-7 percent. At the same time, a pack of 25 grams of Nescafe has now become 2.5% more expensive. It will now be available for Rs 80 (an earlier price of Rs 78). Apart from this, 50 grams of Nescafe Classic pack will cost Rs 150 (the earlier price of Rs 145).
Retail inflation rises to 6.07 percent
Retail inflation rose to 6.07 percent in February, driven by rising in food prices. This information has been given in the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Monday. It was 5.03 percent in the same month a year ago, while it was 6.01 percent in January 2022.
Food prices up 5.89 percent
The data shows that the main reason for the rise in retail inflation in February was the increase in the prices of food products. Prices of food products rose by 5.89 percent in the previous month, as against 5.43 percent in January. The Reserve Bank of India, in its bi-monthly monetary review, mainly takes into account inflation based on consumer prices.
