New Delhi, Dec 15 || India’s inflation rate based on wholesale prices remained in the negative zone in November, as prices declined by (-) 0.32 per cent last month compared to the same month of the previous year, according to figures released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Monday.
WPI-based inflation was (-) 1.21 per cent in the previous month of October and 2.16 per cent in November last year.
"The negative rate of inflation in November 2025 is primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum and natural gas, manufacture of basic metals and electricity,” the ministry’s statement said.
Meanwhile, the inflation rate based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was estimated at 0.71 per cent for November this year, which was marginally higher than the 0.25 per cent in October, according to figures released by the Ministry of Statistics last week.
Food inflation stayed in the negative zone during November at -3.91 per cent as prices of food goods fell compared to the same month of the previous year. Food inflation has now stayed negative for the sixth month in a row, easing the burden on household budgets.