Inflation in August, however, was much lesser than 16.23 per cent recorded in June 2022.
Inflation in food articles in July eased to 10.77 per cent from 14.39 per cent in June.
The rate of inflation based on WPI Food Index increased marginally from 8.71 per cent in March to 8.88 per cent in April.
The last time such a level of WPI was recorded was in November 2021, when inflation was 14.87 per cent.
Inflation last month was 12.96 per cent, while in February last year, it was 4.83 per cent.
Inflation in manufactured items was lower at 10.62 per cent in December, against 11.92 per cent in the previous month.
Inflation in fuel and power basket was higher at 39.81 per cent in November, as against 37.18 per cent in October.
Higher prices of primary goods along with food articles and fuel cost stiffened India's October 2021 wholesale inflation on a sequential and year-on-year basis.
The wholesale price-based inflation eased marginally to 12.07 per cent in June as crude oil and food items witnessed some softening in prices.
New Delhi: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices stood at 3.93 per cent for the month of November, official data showed here on Thursday. According to data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the wholesale price index (WPI), with the revised base year of 2011-12, stood at 3.93 per cent (provisional) […]
The wholesale price-based inflation accelerated to a record high of 12.94 per cent in May, on rising prices of crude oil and manufactured goods.
India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices sequentially rose to 10.49 per cent in April from a rise of 7.39 per cent in March.
New Delhi: The wholesale price-based inflation shot up to over 8-year high of 7.39 per cent in March on rising crude oil and metal prices. Also, the low base of…