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Wholesale inflation rises to 2.59% in December on higher food prices

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 3.46 per cent in December 2018.

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Wholesale prices based inflation surged to an eight-month high of 2.59 per cent in December, as against 0.58 per cent in November due to sharp rise in prices of food articles like onion and potato.

The annual inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI) was recorded at 3.24 per cent in April 2019.

WPI was at 3.46 per cent during December 2018.

Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was 2.42 per cent compared to a build up rate of 2.92 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year, as per data released by the Office of

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