October 25, 1986 PRICES Squeeze on Essentials THE rise in the wholesale price index during the first half of fiscal year 1986-87 at 6.3 per cent was more than double the rise of 3.1 per cent in the same period of last year, and slightly higher than the rate of increase of 6 per cent in 1984-85.
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