{
  "id": 7305555,
  "title": "India wholesale prices rise 9.92% year-on-year in August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/india-wholesale-prices-rise-9-92-year-on-year-in-august",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-14T11:27:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439423/india-wholesale-prices-rise-992-year-on-year-in-august"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "India's wholesale prices surged 9.92% year-on-year in August, according to government data released on Monday, surpassing both the 9.78% increase from the previous month and economists' average forecast of 9.89% in a Reuters poll. The rise was driven by accelerating increases in oil and food prices. Wholesale food prices climbed 7.05% year-on-year in August, up from 6.65% in July, while manufactured products' prices increased 8.37% year-on-year, following a 8.29% rise in the prior month. Additionally, fuel and power prices saw a notable 22.93% year-on-year surge in August, up from 20.05% a month ago, with petroleum and natural gas prices rising 34.41% year-on-year in August, after a 26.99% increase in July. Producer prices also rose 9.8% year-on-year in August, compared to a 9.57% increase the previous month.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}