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Official data released on Tuesday indicated that through October, wholesale inflation in India remained in the negative for the seventh consecutive month

Domestic equities had weak handover from its global peers as high US inflation and mounting trouble in China's real estate market dented the sentiments

The inflation, however, has inched up from (-)4.12 per cent recorded in June fuelled by 62.12 per cent rise in vegetable prices

New Delhi: The wholesale price-based inflation bucked the 4-month rising trend in December 2021, and eased to 13.56 per cent, even though food prices hardened, and experts believe the RBI is expected to hold rates steady in its monetary policy next month. WPI inflation has remained in double digits for the ninth consecutive month beginning April. […]

Inflation in fuel and power basket spiked to 37.61 per cent during May, against 20.94 per cent in April, amid hardening of global commodity prices.

On sequential basis, the month over month change in WPI index for May 2021 as compared to April was 0.76 per cent.

The monthly rate of inflation, based on month over month movement of WPI index, in April 2021 stood at 1.86 per cent as compared to March 2021.

Similarly, the January inflation rate last month was higher on a year-on-year basis.

The WPI inflation was 1.22 per cent in December, 2020 and 3.52 per cent in January last year. While food articles saw softening in inflation

While food article prices softened in October, manufactured items witnessed hardening of prices, according to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry