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The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate eased to a six-month low of 10.66 per cent in September, from 11.39 per cent in the previous month, but has remained in double digits for the first six months of the current financial year (FY22). The deceleration was caused by a fall in food prices for the second month in a row.
However, certain metals saw a rise in inflation while fuel saw moderation in the rate of price rise owing to the base effect even as the pace was still elevated at more than 20 per cent in September as
However, certain metals saw a rise in inflation while fuel saw moderation in the rate of price rise owing to the base effect even as the pace was still elevated at more than 20 per cent in September as
