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India’s wholesale inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), cooled to 0.13% in September 2025, compared to 0.52% in August, official data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed on Tuesday. The latest figures mark a continued moderation in wholesale inflation amid easing food and fuel prices.

On a month-on-month (M-o-M) basis, the WPI slipped by 0.19% from August to September. “The positive rate of inflation in September 2025 is primarily due to the increase in prices of manufacture of food products, other manufacturing, non-food articles, other transport equipment and textiles,” noted the government release.

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