New Delhi, June 14 (TIWN) Exponential rise in food prices sequentially rocketed India's retail inflation in May as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to over 6 per cent.

According to the data furnished by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the CPI rose by 6.30 per cent last month from 4.23 per cent in April.  Region wise, the CPI Urban rose by 6.04 per cent last month from 4.71 per cent in April.