As per the data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the WPI inflation in November rose to -0.32% against -1.21% in October. The decrease was primarily driven by decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum and natural gas, the manufacture of basic metals
The decrease in wholesale inflation is mainly attributed to the decline in cereals, wheat, vegetables, potato, fruits, eggs meat and fish, oilseeds, minerals, crude petroleum and natural gas, and steel among others in May
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): India's annual wholesale price-based inflation surged to 13.11 per cent in February from 12.96 per cent recorded in the previous month due to a sharp jump in the prices of crude petroleum and natural gas, the government data showed on Monday.
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The annual rate of inflation based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 11.39 per cent in August from the previous month's 11.16 per cent, government data showed on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], Aug 16 (ANI): The annual rate of inflation based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI) dropped to 11.16 per cent in July from 12.07 per cent in the previous month, government data showed on Monday.