July inflation eases to 6.87 per cent
India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose a lower-than-expected 6.87 percent in July from a year earlier, mainly driven by higher food prices, government data showed on Tuesday.
Analysts on average had expected an annual rise of 7.37 percent, a poll showed.
The annual reading for May remained unchanged at 7.55 percent. June's inflation was provisionally put at 7.25 percent.
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