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WPI inflation eases to near 5-year low in August

India's wholesale price inflation in August eased to 3.74 per cent

Mumbai: India's wholesale price inflation in August eased to 3.74 per cent, its lowest level in nearly five years, government data showed on Monday.

The rise in the wholesale price index (WPI) compared with a 4.50 per cent year-on-year jump forecast by economists. In July, wholesale prices rose 5.19 per cent year-on-year, their slowest pace in five months.

The reading for June WPI inflation was revised to 5.66 per cent from 5.43 per cent earlier.

( Source : reuters )
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