The annual inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), was at 5.54 per cent in October 2018
Current Affairs:Discount costs based swelling facilitated further to 0.16 percent in October, as against 0.33 percent in September because of quelled costs of non-nourishment articles and fall in costs of made things, government information appeared on Thursday.
The yearly expansion, in light of month to month discount value record (WPI), was at 5.54 percent in October 2018.
The pace of value ascend for nourishment articles was at 9.80 percent during the month, while for non-nourishment articles it remained at 2.35 percent, demonstrated the information discharged by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
For made items, the discount swelling was at (- )0.84 percent in October 2019.
Be that as it may, the retail swelling for the month hit a 16-month high of 4.62 percent because of taking off costs of nourishment articles, including leafy foods.
Aditi Mehta 