Wholesale inflation jumps 3.93% in November

Inflation based on the wholesale price index rose to 3(point)93 per cent in November this year. This was due to an increase in the prices of onions and seasonal vegetables. 

Wholesale inflation had stood at 3.59 per cent in October this year, and 1.82 percent in November last year.According to Commerce Ministry data, wholesale inflation in food articles increased to 6.06 per cent in November, from



4.3 per cent in October. 

Wholesale inflation in onions surged to 178.19 per cent in November, and in seasonal vegetables, it jumped to 59.8 per cent. But inflation in eggs, meat and fish as a category dropped to 4.73 per cent during the month.

Inflation in manufactured goods stood at 2.61 per cent in November, almost unchanged from 2.62 in October.