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Friday, November 1, 2024
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.

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.

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Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.