Inflation on the rise again, at 5.60 pc on Jan 10

New Delhi: India's wholesale price index rose 5.60 per cent in the 12 months to January 10, above the previous week's annual rise of 5.24 per cent, government data showed on Thursday.

It was well above a median forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts of 5.05 per cent.

The annual inflation rate was 4.36 per cent during the corresponding week of the previous year.

The wholesale price index is more closely watched than the consumer price index, which is published monthly, because it covers a higher number of products and is released weekly.