Wholesale inflation at record high of 15.08% in April on price rise across all items

Wholesale price-based inflation spiked to a record high of 15.08 per cent in April on rising prices across segments from food to commodities. The WPI-based inflation was 14.55 per cent in March and 10.74 per cent in April last year. Wholesale inflation is tracked by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). It measures…