WPI inflation rises 3.39% in December

In November, prices rose a provisional 3.15 percent

WPI inflation rises 3.39% in December
Reuters New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 16 2017 | 12:38 PM IST

Wholesale prices rose 3.39 percent year-on-year in December, their fastest pace in two months, government data showed on Monday.

The data compared with a 3.50 percent annual rise forecast by economists in a Reuters poll. In November, prices rose a provisional 3.15 percent.

Last month, wholesale food prices fell 0.70 percent year-on-year, compared with a provisional 1.54 percent gain in November.

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First Published: Jan 16 2017 | 12:18 PM IST

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