#New Delhi

Wholesale price inflation fell to a 27-month low of (-) 1.21% in October, led by a sharp deflation in food items like pulses and vegetables, and lower prices of fuel and manufactured items, government data showed on Friday. Wholesale Price Index (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 & 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 Octo

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