WPI surges to 2.59 pct in December 2019

Wholesale prices based inflation surged to 2.59 per cent in December 2019, as against 0.58 per cent in November due to increase in prices of food articles like onion and potato.  The annual inflation, based on the monthly wholesale price index (WPI), was at 3.46 per cent during December a year ago. According to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry today, the rate of price rise for food articles rose to 13.12 per cent during December 2019 as against 11 per cent a month earli...