WPI data News
India`s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices jumped to 0.58 per cent in November from 0.16 per cent in October.
The annual inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), was at 5.54 per cent in October 2018.
The index for ‘Food Articles’ group rose by 2.1 percent.
Inflation in food articles rose by 1.9 percent while that of non-food articles declined by 0.9 percent.
The previous low level was recorded in July at 1.88 percent.
Calculated on the basis of Wholesale Price Index (WPI), the inflation was 3.58 percent in December 2017 and 4.26 percent in January 2017.
Wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation was 3.93 percent in November 2017 and 2.10 percent in December 2016.
The latest data comes within days of retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index (CPI), touching a high of 5.21 percent in December.
Wholesale food prices in October rose 3.23 percent year-on-year, compared with a 1.99 percent rise a month earlier.
Prices of pulses have continued to remain at an elevated level of 34.45 percent in March, marking a double-digit inflation in lentils since January 2015, though several other essential kitchen staples have shown moderation in rates.
Inflation dropped to a five and a half year low of - 0.39 per cent in January due to falling oil prices.
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