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India records slight rise in leather prices

14/06/2010

India has released its official wholesale price index for May. Wholesale commodity prices rose to 258.1 in May compared with 253.7 in April. The inflation rate stood at 10.16% compared with 9.59%.

The index for leather and leathergoods rose to 166 from 164.4 in April driven by a rise in prices of western-style footwear items.

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