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  "id": 14430755,
  "title": "Wholesale Inflation Rises 11.39% In September, Six-Month High As Food, Fuel Prices Surge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/wholesale-inflation-rises-11-39-in-september-six-month-high-as-food",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T10:17:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/wholesale-inflation-rises-1139-in-september-six-month-high-as-food-fuel-prices-surge"
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  "summary": "India's wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation accelerated to 11.39% in September 2026 from 9.9% in August, reaching its highest level in six months. According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Oct 14, rising prices of fuel, food articles and manufactured products contributed to the increase. The overall WPI index climbed to 112.5 from 110.8 during the period.…",
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        "published": "2026-10-14T12:49:44.000Z"
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      {
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        "published": "2026-10-14T13:07:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Inflation sizzled in September -- and Social Security benefits will get a boost",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/inflation-sizzled-in-september-and-social-security-benefits-will-get",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:33:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "US consumer prices accelerate in September on costlier petrol; core CPI firmer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/us-consumer-prices-accelerate-in-september-on-costlier-petrol-core",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:44:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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