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The wholesale price-based inflation declined to 4.95 per cent in December 2022 year-on-year (YoY), mainly on the back of fall in prices of food articles and crude petroleum.
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was 5.85 per cent in November 2022 and 14.27 per cent in December 2021. The month over month change in WPI for the month of December stood at (-)1.12 per cent as compared to November.
Inflation in food articles was (-) 1.25 per cent, while in fuel and power it was 18.09 per cent during December 2022. Inflation in manufactured products was 3.37 per cent during the month, the commerce and industry ministry said in a statement.
