Wholesale inflation declines marginally to 15.18% for June – The wholesale inflation in India has declined marginally to 15.18% for June 2022 which was 15.88 per cent in May 2022. The latest figures bucked the three-month rising trend but remained in double-digit for the 15th straight month.
- The high rate of inflation in June is primarily due to the rise in prices of mineral oils, food articles, crude petroleum and natural gas, basic metals, chemicals and chemical products, food products etc.
- The index increased by 0.65 per cent to 155.4 in June from 154.4 per cent for the month of May 2022 in the “Fuel and Power” category. “Prices of Mineral Oils (0.98%) increased in June 2022.
Wholesale Price Index:
| Month-Wise | CPI |
| January 2022 | 12.96% |
| February 2022 | 13.11% |
| March 2022 | 14.55% |
| April 2022 | 15.08% |
| May 2022 | 15.88% |
| June 2022 | 15.18% |
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