The widely monitored point-to-point wholesale price index inflation stood unchanged at the previous week's level of 7.34 per cent and it was 5.48 per cent in the year ago period.
However, market analysts expect inflation to gain pace since diesel prices had not been reduced though the oil PSUs cut petrol prices by up to Rs 1.26 a litre.
The WPI was up by 0.1 per cent to 190.1 points due to 0.4 per cent hike in the prices of mass consumption primary items and 0.1 per cent in heavy-weighted manufactured products and it was 177.1 points in the previous year period.
However, fuel prices fell by 0.7 per cent even as global oil prices were shaky due to worries over expected harsh winter in Europe and the US while G-20 countries, including India, had opposed "abrupt changes" in oil prices.
Oil PSUs had reduced petrol price by up to Rs 1.26 a litre but did not roll back the hike in price of diesel, which forms the bulk of the transportation costs.
Finding that the increased freight tariffs by the Railways had taken its toll on the transportation costs, especially in view of hike in steel prices announced by entities like TISCO and Jindal, market sources said inflation was not likely to ease as has been expected after the cut in petrol prices.
According to the latest WPI report released by the commerce ministry, government revised the final inflation down to 7.38 per cent during the week ended September 25 as compared to provisional figure of 7.33 per cent.
The final WPI stood corrected at 189 points during the third week of September as against the provisional estimate of 189.1 points.
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