India's annual wholesale inflation at (-)0.91 percent in February

14 March,2016 01:35 PM IST |   |  IANS

India's annual wholesale inflation eased marginally to (-)0.91 percent for February, from (-)0.90 percent in the previous month, but was higher than the (-)2.17 percent level in the like month of the previous year, official data showed on Monday


New Delhi: India's annual wholesale inflation eased marginally to (-)0.91 percent for February, from (-)0.90 percent in the previous month, but was higher than the (-)2.17 percent level in the like month of the previous year, official data showed on Monday.

Also, the annual inflation for food articles was higher than the overall level at 3.35 percent for the month, even as vegetables were costlier by 38.84 percent over the past year, as per the data on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry.

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