Wholesale food prices have skyrocketed month-on-month in May, with official data showing that the Whole Price Index for food rising from 5.52 per cent in April to 7.40 per cent 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), December 14 (ANI): India's wholesale price-based inflation rose to 14.23 per cent in November, the highest level in 12 years, due to a sharp jump in the prices of oil, basic metals, and food products.