India’s WPI inflation rises to 7.39% in March

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Apr 15, 2021 at 1:10 PM

New Delhi: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices sequentially rose to 7.39 percent in March from a rise of 4.17 percent in February.

Similarly, the inflation rate last month was higher on a year-on-year basis.

India’s WPI inflation rises to 4.17% in Feb

“The annual rate of inflation stood at 7.39 percent (provisional) for the month of March 2021 over March 2020. However, the month-on-month (March 2021 over February 2021) rate of inflation stood at 1.57 percent,” the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement on WPI.

“The prices of crude oil, petroleum products and basic metal substantially increased in March 2021 as compared to the corresponding month of last year.”

Besides, the ministry said that due to a nationwide lockdown, the WPI index for the month of March 2020 (120.4) was computed with relatively low response rate.

(IANS)

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