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Food deflation deepens; onions, potatoes, vegetables see sharp price fall
Updated On: 14 November, 2025 07:05 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
“The negative rate of inflation in October 2025 is primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, crude petroleum and natural gas, electricity, mineral oils, and basic metal manufacturing,” the industry ministry said in a statement
The fall in WPI inflation is in line with expectations after GST rates were reduced on September 22. Representational Pic
Wholesale price inflation dropped to a 27-month low of (-) 1.21 per cent in October, driven by a sharp deflation in food items such as pulses and vegetables, as well as lower prices of fuel and manufactured goods, government data showed on Friday.
WPI-based inflation stood at 0.13 per cent in September and 2.75 per cent in October last year.
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