New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- In line with the moderation in retail inflation, wholesale inflation in India too witnessed a decline in January.

The annual rate of inflation based on all India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 2.31 per cent (provisional) for January 2025, government data showed Friday.

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

Wholesale inflation continues to remain in the positive territory for over a year now. Economists often say a little rise in wholesale inflation is good as it typically incentivizes goods manufacturers to produce more.

For the food index, which...