Wholesale price inflation rose to a 4-month high of 2.36 per cent in October as prices of food items, especially vegetables, and manufactured goods turned dearer, as per the government data released on Thursday.
The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation was 1.84 per cent in September 2024.It was (-) 0.26 per cent in October, last year.
As per the data, inflation in food items shot up to 13.54 per cent in October, as against 11.53 per cent in September.This was led by 63.04 per cent inflation in vegetables, as against 48.73 per cent in September.
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