Pakistan's March WPI at 21.80 yr/yr

ISLAMABAD, April 10 (Reuters) - Pakistan's wholesale price index (WPI) rose 21.80 percent in March from a year earlier, and was up 2.53 percent from February, the Federal Bureau of Statistics said on Saturday.

Using 2000/01 as the base year, the WPI index stood at 237.51 against 231.64 February.



March Feb

Wholesale price index 237.51 231.64

Year-on-year change (pct) 21.80 19.29
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