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WPI inflation for Dec. 2014 'more favourable than expected': CII

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 14 2015 | 6:10 PM IST

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday stated that the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation rate for December 2014 was more favourable than expected, attributing the marginal increase of 0.11 percent to the rise in food prices.

"The marginal uptick in inflation, which has climbed up to a miniscule 0.11 per cent during the month as against zero per cent in November, on the back of rising food prices, is much more favourable than anticipated. The rise in food prices is attributed to the increase in prices in vegetables, fruits, pulses, onion and potatoes," CII director general Chandrajit Banerjee said.

"Going forward, the moderation of global commodity prices and the measures taken by the government to contain the inflation print would help rein in inflationary expectations and prevent inflation from making a comeback in a big way," he added.

Banerjee also expressed hope that the situation would encourage the Reserve Bank of India to move away from what he termed as its 'inflation-centric approach' towards policy making.

"The CII hopes that the conducive inflationary situation would spur RBI to move away from its inflation-centric approach to policy making and focus on rejuvenating growth in the economy and industry, in its forthcoming monetary policy," he said.

Earlier in the day, the Commerce and Industry Ministry released a statement saying that the WPI based inflation has marginally increased to 0.11 percent in December from zero percent in November 2014.

This is in contrast to the WPI inflation in December 2013, which stood at 6.40 percent.

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First Published: Jan 14 2015 | 5:09 PM IST

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