Wholesale inflation rose to a two-and-a-half-year high of 5.2 per cent in January
High fuel inflation pushes up index as food prices keep on falling
In November, prices rose a provisional 3.15 percent
Last month, wholesale food prices rose 1.54 percent year-on-year, compared with a provisional 4.34 percent gain in October.
However, provisional estimates for Sept released on Friday may be taken with some degree of caution