WPI inflation dips to 13-month low

Marginal decrease in WPI inflation generally seen positive, especially if it's driven by factors like increased supply or reduced demand rather than a decrease in economic activity. However, expert predicts more cut in future

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Wholesale price inflation dropped to a 13-month low of 0.85 per cent in April with softening in prices of food articles, fuel and manufactured products, with experts projecting further easing in the data of next month, government data showed Wednesday.

WPI-based inflation was 2.05 per cent in March. It was 1.19 per cent in April last year.

"Positive rate of inflation in April, 2025 is primarily due to an increase in prices of manufacture of food products, other manufacturing, chemicals and chemical products, manufacture of other transport equipment and manufacture of machinery and equipment, etc," the industry ministry said in a statement.