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TopicWholesale Price Index (WPI)

Topic: Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

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.

WPI inflation down to 10.7% in September, eases for fourth consecutive month

Inflation in September this year is due to rise in prices of mineral oils, food articles, natural gas among others. In August, WPI was 12.41% and 11.80 % last year in September.

India has a dal problem – open import policy is hurting prices and farmers

Pulses, except masur, are selling lower than MSP. Government must review its policy before it’s too late.

India’s WPI inflation surges to 11.39% in August due to costlier manufactured goods

According to data released Monday, retail inflation softened to a four-month low of 5.3% in August, from 5.59% in the previous month, led by subdued prices of food articles.

India’s WPI inflation eases to 11.16% in July, prices of food items go down

WPI inflation nonetheless remained in double-digit for the third consecutive month in July, mainly due to a low base of last year.

Wholesale inflation hits record high of 12.94% in May amid rising fuel prices

This is the fifth straight month of uptick seen in WPI-based inflation. In April 2021, WPI inflation hit double digit at 10.49%

India Inc will be hurt by Indians spending less, unless Modi launches income support scheme

Wholesale prices in India, a proxy for cost buildup, surged 10.5% last month — the most in 11 years. Consumer price inflation, meanwhile, slowed to 4.3% from 5.5% in March.

WPI inflation shoots up to 8-year high of 7.39% in March

The low base of March 2020, when the data was computed with a low response rate due to the nationwide Covid lockdown, also contributed to a spike in inflation in March 2021.

WPI inflation rises to 4.17% in February on costlier food, fuel, power

After witnessing months of softening of prices, the food articles in February saw 1.36 per cent inflation. In January it was (-) 2.80 per cent.

WPI inflation rises to 2.03% in January even as food prices dip

According to data released by the Commerce and Industry ministry, manufactured items witnessed hardening of prices.

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Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

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India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

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