Food price index rose 14.44 per cent while the fuel price index climbed 11.63 per cent in the year to December 18, government data on Thursday showed.
In the prior week, annual food and fuel inflation stood at 12.13 per cent and 10.74 per cent respectively.
The primary articles price index was up 17.24 per cent in the latest week compared with an annual rise of 15.35 per cent a week earlier.
The wholesale price index, the most widely watched gauge of prices in India , rose 7.48 per cent in November from a year earlier compared with 8.58 per cent in October.