Wholesale price inflation (WPI) fell to (-) 1 .21% in October, driven by a decline in prices of food articles like pulses and vegetables, as well as lower fuel and manufactured items' prices, government data showed on Friday (November 14, 2025).

WPI-based inflation was 0.13% in September and 2.75% in October last year.

"The negative rate of inflation in October 2025, is primarily due to decrease in prices of food articles, crude petroleum and natural gas, electricity, mineral oils and manufacture of basic metals etc ," the Industry Ministry said in a statement.

According to WPI data, deflation in food articles was 8.31% in October, compared to 5.22% in September, with onion, potato, vegetables and pulses seeing a decline in prices.

In vegetables, deflation was 34.97% in October, agains

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