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New Delhi: Wholesale inflation plunged for the second consecutive month to 1.31 percent in August due to cheaper vegetables, food articles and fuel, according to government data released on 17 sep.Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index stood at 2.04 percent in July. In August last year, it was (-) 0.46 percent."The positive rate of inflation in August 2024 is mainly due to the expansion in prices of food articles, processed food products, other manufacturing, textile manufacturing and manufacturing of machinery and equipment, etc," the Ministry of Industry state in a statement.According to the data, inflation in food items stood…