New Delhi, July 14 -- The wholesale price inflation in June rose slightly to 9.87 per cent from 9.68 per cent in May, as per the data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation is primarily driven by higher prices of food articles, mineral oils, basic metals, and chemicals and chemical products.
The data further showed that the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for all commodities stood at 110.2 in June, compared with 109.9 in May.
On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the inflation rates for major groups such as Primary Articles, Fuel and Power, and Manufactured Products stood at 7 per cent, 27.41 per cent, and 7.48 per cent, respectively, in June, compared with 4.99 per cent, 30.33 per cent, and 7.48 p...