New Delhi, May 14 -- Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation eased to a 13-month low of 0.85% in April as food prices and energy prices softened, data from the commerce ministry showed on Wednesday. The inflation gauge, which is based on factory gate prices, was at 2.05% in March and 1.19% last April.

The latest WPI inflation figure is the lowest since March 2024, when it came in at 0.53%, indicating cost pressures are easing at the producer level.

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