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Friday, March 29, 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.

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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 is going to have its least free & fair election in 2024. See these 5 indicators

So far what we have seen of the 2024 elections is enough to indicate that the continuous slide of democratic standards is headed toward breaching the minimum threshold of an electoral democracy.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.