Wholesale inflation i rose to 15.08 %, highest in at least 17 years

Wholesale inflation in the month of April rose to 15.08 %, highest in at least 17 years, government’s latest data showed. “The high rate of inflation in April, 2022 was primarily due to rise in prices of mineral oils, basic metals, crude petroleum & natural gas, food articles, non-food articles, food products and chemicals & chemical products etc. as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year,” the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said