India’s wholesale inflation jumped to the highest since February as prices of manufactured products increased.
Inflation as measured by the wholesale price index rose to 1.55% in November from 1.48% in the previous month, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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Inflation Internals
- Primary articles inflation stood at 2.72% in November against 4.74% in October.
- Prices of food articles stood at 3.94% compared with 6.37% in the previous month.
- The index of non-food articles stood at 8.43% against 2.85% last month.
- Fuel and power index contracted 9.87% against a fall of 10.95% in October.
- Manufactured products inflation rose 2.97% in November compared with an increase of 2.12% in October.
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