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…
The National Statistical Office (NSO) issued data on Friday that showed that retail inflation, which is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), decreased to a 10-month low of 4.85% in March from 5.1% in February, despite high food costs. In the upcoming months, food prices are predicted to stay erratic. In the meantime, the…
Analysts believe that although food inflation may have peaked in November at 8.7%, it may moderate gradually in the upcoming months. Due to fluctuations in important commodities included in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket, food inflation has been above the 6% threshold for five consecutive months as of November. Due to an 87% increase…
October’s wholesale price index-based inflation was (-) 0.52%, which was in the negative for the seventh consecutive month due to declining food costs. As of September 2023, the WPI-based inflation rate was (-) 0.26 percent, having been in the negative since April. WPI was 8.67 percent in October of the previous year. Food item inflation…
Based on robust internal fundamentals and low inflation forecasts, India’s major economy will continue to grow at the fastest rate in the world in the 2023–24 fiscal year, according to a report released by the finance ministry on Monday. The Monthly Economic Review’s September issue also noted that recent events in the Persian Gulf have…
In India, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) saw a growth of 17.5% in rural regions and a growth of 6.1% in urban areas in March. FMCG sales increased by 14.1% year over year in March, according to data issued monthly by Bizom, a retail intelligence platform that measures consumer goods sales across 7.5 million places. While…
Retail food inflation increased significantly in September from 7.6% to 8.6%, primarily due to increases in the cost of vegetables and cereals. As a result, overall inflation as measured by the consumer price index increased to 7.4% on an annual basis in September from 7% in August. Due to a surge in the price of…
The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), which established the Turmeric Product Advisory Committee (PAC), has stated that futures trading ensures transparent price discovery for all participants in the commodity value chain and that future prices serve as a benchmark for physical trade as well. The PAC report was released in response to some dealers…
According to a Reuters poll of experts, food prices in India likely ended a three-month downward trend in retail inflation in August. This might put additional pressure on the Reserve Bank of India to increase interest rates more quickly in the coming months. Food inflation, which makes up about half of the CPI basket, is…
Producers’ inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) decreased to 15.1% in June against 15.9% in May, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a release on Thursday. On Tuesday, the Statistics Ministry said retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped to 7.01% in June from 7.04% in May. Notably,…
