Wholesale price inflation (WPI) in India stood at 2.84% in January, 2018. WPI inflation was at 3.58% in the previous month and 4.26% during the corresponding month of the previous year.
Primary articles inflation was came at 2.37% in January as compared to 3.86% in the previous month. Manufactured products inflation came at 2.78% in January.
Inflation for fuel and power segment came at 4.08% in January as compared to 9.16% for the previous month.
Food inflation came at 3.00% in January against 4.72% in the previous month. Vegetable inflation came at 40.77% in January against 56.46% in the last month.
Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was 2.30% compared to a build up rate of 4.55% in the corresponding period of the previous year.