Wholesale Inflation Jumps to 1.81% in January, Driven by Food & Manufactured Goods

• Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation rose to 1.81% in January, marking its third consecutive monthly increase.
• The surge is attributed to higher prices in food articles, non-food articles, and manufactured items.
• Food article inflation hit 1.55% in January, a significant rise from December's deflation of 0.43%.
• Manufactured products saw WPI inflation increase to 2.86%, up from 1.82% in December.
• Deflation continued in the fuel and power sectors, recorded at 4.01% in January.