Food Inflation rose to 16.49 per cent for the week ended May 8, mainly due to high prices of vegetables and fruits. Inflation rose by 0.05 per cent from 16.44 per cent in the previous week.

On a weekly basis, Onions turned expensive by 5.73 per cent, potatoes by 0.95 per cent, fruits by 0.41 per cent and vegetables by 2.41 per cent while prices of urad and moong rose by two per cent each.