India's retail inflation eased to 5.02 per cent in September on an annual basis as against 6.83 per cent in August, showed data released by the ministry of statistics on Thursday.

• On a monthly basis, the prices deflated 1.13 per cent. The food price inflation for September stood at 6.56 per cent as 9.94 per cent in August.
• The rural and urban inflation stood at 5.33 per cent and 4.65 per cent, respectively.
• Inflation rate for vegetable declined significantly to 3.39 per cent in September from 26.14 per cent in August. Cereal inflation stood at 10.95 per cent in the month of September. The fuel and light segment deflated 0.11 per cent in September.