-PTI Wholesale PRIces based inflation surged to an eight-month high of 2.59 per cent in December, as against 0.58 per cent in November due to sharp rise in PRIces of food articles like onion and potato. Wholesale PRIces based inflation surged to an eight-month high of 2.59 per cent in December, as against 0.58 per cent in November due to sharp rise in PRIces of food articles like onion and potato. The annual...
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Vegetable PRIces push wholesale inflation to 7-month high in December
-The Indian Express Vegetable inflation jumping to an over six-year high and pulses inflation rising to a more than 3-year high were the key reasons driving retail inflation. Wholesale PRIce index (WPI)-based inflation surged to a seven-month high of 2.59 per cent in December 2019, as against 0.58 per cent in November, due to a sharp rise in PRIces of food articles like onions and potatoes, according to the data released by...
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