New Delhi, June 16 -- The wholesale inflation in the country continued to ease in May 2025, with the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation falling to 0.39 per cent, down from 0.85 per cent recorded in April, according to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Monday.

The annual rate of inflation, based on the All India WPI for May 2025 compared to May 2024, stood at 0.39 per cent (provisional).

The ministry stated that the positive inflation rate during the month was mainly due to rising prices in sectors such as the manufacture of food products, electricity, other manufacturing items, chemicals and chemical products, other transport equipment, and non-food articles.

The WPI Food Index, which includes 'Food A...