New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- India's wholesale price index based inflation rose to 0.52 pc for the month of August compared to -0.58 of July on an annual basis, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said today.
The wholesale inflation turned positive after two months led by price surge of multiple products. WPI-based inflation was -0.58 pc and -0.19 pc in July and June respectively.
An official statement said, "Positive rate of inflation in August, 2025 is primarily due to an increase in prices of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, other non-metallic mineral products, and other transport equipment, etc."Fuel and power witnessed a negative inflation or deflation of 3.17 pc in August compared to 2.43 pc in July.
Moreover, inf...