India's wholesale price index quickened in the month of February after showing signs of moderating in last few months, putting the Indian Reserve Bank in a tight corner, a day ahead of its mid quarter monetary policy review in which it is now likely to abstain from resorting to any liquidity easing measures.
According to the data released by the ministry of commerce and industry, the annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, rose in the month of February to 6.95% as compared to 6.55% for the previous month and 9.54% during the corresponding month of the previous year. Build up inflation in the financial year so far was 5.95% compared to a build up of 8.66% in the corresponding period of the previous year.
The index for primary articles group rose by 0.9% to 201.5 from 199.7 for the previous month, the index for fuel and power group rose by 0.2% to 173.2 from 172.8 for the previous month while the index for manufactured products group rose by 0.4% to 141.7 from 141.2 for the previous month.
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