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WPI inflation eases to 15.18% in June
•The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation was at a record high of 15.88 per cent last month and 12.07 per cent in June last year
WPI inflation hits record high of 15.88% in May on rising foods and crude oil prices
•Inflation in food articles in May was 12.34 per cent, as prices of vegetables, wheat, fruits and potato witnessed sharp spike over the year-ago period
WPI inflation at record high of 15.08% in April on rising prices across all items
•The WPI-based inflation was 14.55 per cent in March and 10.74 per cent in April last year
WPI inflation rises to 13.11% in February from 12.96% in January, shows government data
•WPI inflation last month was 12.96 per cent, while in February last year, it was 4.83 per cent
WPI inflation eases to 12.96% in January but remains in double digits for 10th straight month
•Inflation in food articles spiked to a 10.33 per cent in January 2022 from 9.56 per cent in December 2021. Vegetable price rise rate jumped to 38.45 per cent, against 31.56 per cent in the previous month
At 14.23% WPI inflation surges to more than a decade high in November
•This is resultant of a rise in prices of mineral oils, basic metals, crude petroleum and natural gas, chemicals and chemical products, food products etc as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year
WPI inflation at six-month low of 10.66 percent in September; food prices ease
•WPI inflation has remained in the double-digit for the sixth consecutive month beginning April, and a lower rate of inflation was recorded in March at 7.89 percent.
India’s wholesale inflation drops to 11.16% in July from 12.07% in June as food prices soften
•Inflation in food articles eased for the third straight month, and was at 'zero' percent in July, down from 3.09% in June, even as onion prices spiked. Inflation in onions was high at 72.01%
WPI inflation rises to 27-month high of 4.17% in February as food and fuel prices spike
•After witnessing months of softening of prices, the food articles in February saw 1.36 percent inflation. In January it was (-) 2.80 percent
Govt releases truncated April WPI inflation data; reports 10.12% deflation in fuel, power basket
•The government on Thursday released truncated data for April wholesale price-based inflation saying there was limited transaction of products in the market due to the outbreak of COVID-19