India's June wholesale prices rise

NEW DELHI, July 15 (Reuters): India's wholesale prices rose at their fastest annual pace in 16 months in June on the back of costlier food, government data showed on Monday.

The wholesale price index rose 3.36 per cent in June from a year earlier. Wholesale inflation had stood at 3.85 per cent in February 2023.

For June, food prices rose 8.68 per cent on year compared with an increase of 7.4 per cent in May. Vegetable prices were up 38.76 per cent year on year against a 32.42 per cent rise in May.