The annual rate of inflation based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI) hit a high of 12.94 per cent in May as compared to negative 3.37 per cent in the same month of previous year, data released by the government on Monday showed.
The annual rate of inflation based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI) stood at minus 3.21 per cent for May as compared to 2.79 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year, data released by the government on Monday showed.
Wholesale prices based inflation surged to 2.59 per cent in December, as against 0.58 per cent in November due to increase in prices of food articles like onion and potato.
Inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 2.93 per cent in February over the previous month due to hardening of prices of primary articles, fuel and power, according to government data released Thursday.
Inflation based on wholesale prices rose to a two-month high of 5.13 per cent in September.
Inflation based on wholesale prices eased to a four-month low of 4.53 per cent in August on softening of prices of food articles, especially vegetables.
India’s wholesale inflation grew 5.77 percent in June, marking a four-and-half year high.
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