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WPI Inflation trends lower at 5.20 per cent for April
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Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) for the month of March eased to 5.20 per cent from 5.70 per cent in the month of March 2014, a government release has stated.
Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was 0.22 per cent compared to a build up rate of 0.71 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year.
The 'Food Articles' group rose by 1.5 per cent month-on-month) due to higher price of tea (12 per cent), fruits & vegetables and poultry chicken (7 per cent each), masur and moong (3 per cent each), pork (2 per cent).
The index for 'Non-Food Articles' group declined by 0.4 percent month-on-month, while manufactured products index rose 0.2 percent month-on-month.
The WPI inflation for the month for the month of Feb 2014 has been revised to 5.03 per cent as compared to 4.68 per cent reported in March.
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Story first published: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 12:26 [IST]