New Delhi, March 20 -- India's inflation hit a low of 3.6 per cent in February with many states seeing high inflation. According to SBI research report, Kerala reported the highest inflation rate of 7.3 per cent among states in February, followed by Chhattisgarh at 4.9 per cent.

The overall inflation trends continue to highlight the divergence between rural and urban inflation, with rural areas experiencing a sharper rise in prices.

This disparity is largely attributed to the higher weightage of food prices in the CPI index. Food items constitute 54.2 per cent of the rural consumption basket, compared to 36.3 per cent in urban areas.

Among major states, nine states recorded rural inflation higher than the all-India rural inflation rate...