New Delhi: Wholesale inflation is expected to remain benign in the upcoming months, aided by sufficient food supply, stable global commodity prices, and government measures to control inflation in key sectors, PHDCCI CEO & Secretary General, Ranjeet Mehta, said on Tuesday.

The harvest of kharif crops and the expected arrival of rabi produce in the next quarter are likely to keep food inflation contained, Mehta said on the official WPI data released on Tuesday, a PHDCCI release said.

India's annual rate of inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) eased to 0.13 per cent in September from 0.52 per cent in August, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

PHDCCI President Rajeev Juneja said that the food prices dropped 1.38 per cent during the month

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