Removing critical supply bottlenecks through ongoing improvement in electricity, gas and transport infrastructure is also vital to mitigate cost-push inflation. The upward revision of administered energy prices, rise in food prices due to drought conditions, depreciation of the domestic currency as well as increase in import duties on several food items contributed to upward pressure on prices. Inflation in Maldives has been on the rise and reached double-digit levels in 2011 and 2012. About two thirds of the total trade of Nepal takes place with India only. Inflation in Nepal remained high but came down from 9.6% in 2011 to 8.3% in 2012. A weak supply of food items kept inflation high.