New Delhi, March 17 -- Wholesale inflation in India edged marginally higher in February, rising to 2.38 per cent, according to data released by the commerce ministry on Monday. In January, it was 2.31 per cent.

The Food Index, consisting of 'food articles' from the primary articles group and 'food products' from the manufactured products group, decreased from 7.47 percent in January 2025 to 5.94 percent in February 2025.

The positive rate of inflation in February 2025 was primarily due to an increase in the prices of manufactured food products, food articles, other manufacturing, non-food articles and the manufacture of textiles, etc.

In December, the wholesale inflation print was at 2.57 per cent.

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