India’s inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 7.31% for December 2009 as compared to 4.78% for the previous month. Inflation was at 6.15% during the corresponding month of the previous year.
Inflation for Food Articles rose to 3.11% in December 2009 as compared to 2.70% in the same period last year. Non-Food Articles inflation rose to 0.48% from 0.12% in December 2008 and Minerals inflation was at -0.06% versus -0.03% in December 2008.
