The Wholesale Price Index (WPI), which measures inflation, dropped to a nine-month low in April (0.85%) from 2.05% in March due to a decrease in energy prices and a moderate increase in food product prices. The costs of gasoline and power (-2.18), as well as primary articles (-1.44), decreased among the index’s three primary components….
The consumer price index (CPI), which measures retail inflation in India, decreased from 3.61% in February to 3.34% in March, a five-year-seven-month low, as food costs significantly decreased. Analysts believe that this will allow the RBI to stimulate growth by reducing interest rates by at least 50 basis points in FY26. In the face of…
While the HSBC India Services Business Activity Index, or services PMI, decreased to 58.5 from 59.0 in February, it was still higher than an initial estimate that indicated a decline to 57.7, indicating a loss of growth momentum for India’s service providers in March. It did, however, show a high rate of expansion and was…
In the next three to four months, scientists predict that favorable weather, above-normal monsoon rainfall, and improved rabi sowing will significantly reduce food inflation from its current levels. They assert that the prices of grains and edible oils continue to be a cause for concern and represent a short-term upside risk to the inflation trajectory….
According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday, the major causes of India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation, which increased from 1.89 percent in November 2024 to 2.37 percent in December, were price increases for food items, food product manufacturing, other manufacturing, textile manufacturing, and non-food items. While WPI inflation…
According to data issued by the commerce ministry on Monday, the November wholesale pricing index (WPI)-based inflation rate in India decreased to 1.89 percent, mostly as a result of rising prices for textiles, machinery & equipment, food items, and other manufacturing. In October of this year, WPI inflation was 2.36%, up from 0.39 percent in…
As food prices cooled off, India’s retail inflation rate dropped to 5.5 percent in November from a 14-month high of 6.2 percent the month before. Compared to 10.9 percent in October, food inflation decreased to 9 percent for the month.For the third consecutive month, consumer prices have stayed over 5%. At its December meeting, the…
According to preliminary statistics provided by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Monday, India’s wholesale price index (WPI)- based inflation for September increased to 1.84 percent on an annual basis from a four-month low of 1.31 percent in August. WPI inflation increased to 3.36 percent in June and 2.04 percent in July. In September…
As food prices decreased in July, India’s retail inflation rate fell to 3.54%, nearly five years below its previous peak, according to government statistics released on Monday. This reduction comes after an inflation rate of 5.08% in June, which was the lowest since August 2019. The Reserve Bank of India’s 4% goal inflation rate was…
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry announced provisional data indicating that the annual rate of India’s wholesale pricing index (WPI)-based inflation increased to 1.26 percent in April from 0.53 percent in March. A 13-month high was reached by the WPI in April, surpassing the Reuters forecast of 1% WPI inflation as predicted. According to the…
