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Nov WPI inflation at near 5-1/2-year low

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Reuters NEW DELHI

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price inflation eased for a sixth straight month in November to its lowest in nearly 5-1/2 years, mainly driven by a sharp fall in fuel prices, government data showed on Monday.

The wholesale price index (WPI) was flat against a year earlier and compared with a 1.41 percent year-on-year jump forecast by economists in a Reuters poll. In October, wholesale prices rose 1.77 percent from a year earlier.

The final reading for September WPI inflation remained unchanged at 2.38 percent.

(Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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First Published: Dec 15 2014 | 12:23 PM IST

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