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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 inflation stays in negative for 4th month at (-)1.36% in July on easing prices of fuel

Fuel and power basket inflation eased to (-)12.79% in July from (-)12.63% in June. In July last year it was 14.07%.

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.

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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.

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India has a solid defence structure on paper. But it lacks a national security vision

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Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

‘Agni’ on the move—India successfully test-fires Agni-Prime nuclear missile from a train

With the latest test, India has the capability to launch a nuclear missile from under the sea, surface, air, and now from a railway network.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.