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WPI inflation eases to five-month low of 5.19 per cent

WPI inflation was revised to 6.18 per cent from 6.01 per cent earlier

Mumbai: India's wholesale price inflation in July eased to a five-month low of 5.19 per cent, helped mainly by a moderation in fuel costs, government data showed on Thursday. The rise in the wholesale price index (WPI) compared with a 5.10 per cent year-on-year jump forecast. In June, wholesale prices rose 5.43 per cent year-on-year, their slowest pace in four months.

The reading for May WPI inflation was revised to 6.18 per cent from 6.01 per cent earlier.

( Source : reuters )
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