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Friday, March 13, 2026
TopicWholesale Price Index (WPI)

Topic: Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

Lower manufacturing or data issues? Govt figures show some of India’s output below 2011-12 levels

Index of Industrial Production data shows production in several sectors lower than 12 yrs ago. This may be true for some sectors, but also implies data collection process needs an update.

Wholesale price index falls 0.52% in August y/y, says govt data

Data shows retail inflation eased in August as food prices moderated, but remained above upper end of RBI’s target band for a 2nd consecutive month, keeping policymakers watchful.

Wholesale prices drop in June as fuel and power costs decrease, shows govt data

The wholesale price index (WPI) in June fell 4.12%; lowest since September 2015. RBI keeps interest rates on hold, stable rates expected by economists till 2023.

WPI inflation falls 3.48% in May–second month in a row

The food index fell 1.59% year-on-year against a rise of 0.17% in April, while fuel and power fell 9.17% compared with rise of 0.93% in the previous month.

India’s wholesale price index falls below zero for the first time in 3 years in April

WPI fell by 0.92% from the same month a year earlier, having risen 1.34% in March.

Love in the time of a colonial hangover & let’s play Maharashtrian Roulette

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

29-month low WPI is no relief. Wholesale food inflation still rising

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

India’s wholesale inflation cools to 4.73% in January

Fuel and power inflation in January was 15.15%, down from 18.09% in December, while inflation on manufactured products rose 2.99% from 3.37% last month.

December wholesale price-based inflation eases to nearly a 2-year low

Govt data on Monday showed WPI inflation for December was 4.95% year-on-year, lower than the Reuters forecast of 5.60% and 5.85% recorded in the previous month.

India’s wholesale inflation dips to lowest in 21 months, prices starting to settle down

Food, energy and prices of manufactured products cooled down, hinting that a spike in input costs for companies due to the Ukraine conflict is now easing.

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Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.