Wholesale inflation slows to 3.57% in September

NEW DELHI: Wholesale inflation eased to 3.57% in September as food articles, led by vegetables, witnessed softening of prices. The wholesale price index-based (WPI-based)

Published on: Oct 15, 2016, 07:59:00 IST

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NEW DELHI: Wholesale inflation eased to 3.57% in September as food articles, led by vegetables, witnessed softening of prices. The wholesale price index-based (WPI-based) inflation, reflecting the annual rate of price rise, stood at 3.74% in August. In September 2015, WPI inflation was -4.59%. Wholesale inflation in vegetables witnessed deflationary pressures and was recorded at -10.91% in September. Inflation in this category had scaled a high of 28.45% in July.

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