India’s WPI inflation rises 0.16% in August on costlier food, manufactured items

03:10:00 PM, Monday 14th of September 2020 | in business

After remaining in the negative territory for four straight months, India’s Wholesale price index based (WPI) inflation rose 0.16 percent in August as food items and manufactured products turned costlier, official data showed on Monday. The WPI inflation in April was at -1.57 percent, -3.37 percent in May, -1.81 percent in June and -0.58 percent in July. Inflation in Primary Articles rose 1.60 percent.