WPI inflation eases to 19-month low of 8.39 pc in Oct

New Delhi: The wholesale price-based inflation declined to a 19-month low of 8.39 per cent in October, on easing prices of fuel and manufactured items.

This is the first time in 19 months that WPI inflation print has come in single digit. The last



was in March 2021 at 7.89 per cent.

Since April 2021, WPI inflation remained in double digits for 18 months with September print at 10.79 per cent. Inflation in October 2021 was 13.83 per cent.