WPI inflation eases to 4.73% in January, shows govt data

India’s annual wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) eased in January to 4.73% year-on-year, government data showed on Tuesday.

The reading was higher than the Reuters forecast of 4.54% but lower than 4.95% recorded in the previous month.

(Reporting by Aftab Ahmed; Editing by Himani Sarkar)