Wholesale Price Index falls for sixth consecutive month

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : May 14 2015 | 3:57 PM IST

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) fell for the sixth consecutive month and stood at minus 2.65 percent for April.

Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) has been dropping since November, 2014.

Inflation was minus 2.33 percent in March, minus 2.17 percent in February, minus 0.95 percent in January, minus 0.50 percent in December and minus 0.17 percent in November.

The official Wholesale Price Index for 'All Commodities' for the month of April, 2015 declined by 0.1 percent to 176.0 (provisional) from 176.1 (provisional) for the previous month.

The fall in WPI over the months has been attributed to decline in prices of fuel and manufactured items.

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First Published: May 14 2015 | 3:44 PM IST

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