May WPI Inflation spikes to 4.43% vs 3.18% in April: Govt data

May WPI fuel and power inflation at 11.22% vs 7.85% in April

WPI inflation rises to 14-month high of 4.43 pc in May on costlier fuel, veggies 

Inflation based on wholesale prices shot up to a 14-month high of 4.43 per cent in May on increasing prices of petrol and diesel as well as vegetables.

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation stood at 3.18 per cent in April and 2.26 per cent in May last year.

According to government data released today, inflation in food articles was at 1.60 per cent in May 2018, as against 0.87 per cent in the preceding month.

Inflation in vegetables climbed to 2.51 per cent