New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-linked inflation in November rose to -0.32 percent against -1.21 percent in October, said the data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday.
The rate is primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum, and natural gas, the manufacture of basic metals, and electricity.
Further, the WPI food index showed a deflationary trend. In November, the food inflation rose to -2.60 percent compared to -5.04 percent in October. Minerals got a little more expensive in November.
Fuel got costlier with prices rising by 1.03 percent, while the electricity prices jumped sharply in November, marking a 6.70 percent rise. Prices of mineral oils fell ...