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…
According to an announcement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the wholesale price-based inflation rate was (-)1.36% in July 2023 compared to (-)4.12% in June 2023. The costs of mineral oils, basic metals, chemicals, and chemical products, textiles, and food items have all decreased since July 2023, according to the report. For the fourth…
Factory inflation, as assessed by the wholesale pricing index (WPI), decreased to 4.73 percent in January from 4.95 percent in December, following a different trend from retail inflation. Retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index was reported by the National Statistical Office (NSO) as being 6.52 percent in January as opposed to 5.72 percent…
Based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), producer inflation fell to a 22-month low in December. WPI-based inflation decreased from 5.85 percent in November to 4.95 percent in December, primarily as a result of lower prices for food items and crude oil. The Monetary Policy Committee is anticipated to face pressure to postpone the increase…
Retail and wholesale inflation decreased in October, according to official figures released on Monday, which is good news for both the government and the RBI. Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based retail inflation decreased to a three-month low of 6.77% in October from 7.41% in September. Based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), wholesale inflation decreased from…
Wholesale inflation (WPI) in India continued to decline, dropping from 13.93% in July to an 11-month low of 12.41% in August. The wholesale pricing index remained in double digits for the 17th consecutive month in August despite the slight cooling off. The increase in inflation shown in the food articles section, up from 10.77% in…
Producers’ inflation based on the wholesale price index (WPI) raised to a 30 year high of 15.9% in May, driven by an across the board rise in prices led by crude petroleum, metals and food products. The print for April was 15.1% and was 13.11% in May 2021. In contrast, retail inflation in May, based…
Inflation based on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) increased to a four month high of 14.55 % in March, mirroring a broad-based spike in global commodity prices, especially oil in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, showed official data released on Monday. There was some softening in food articles month-on-month led by vegetables and pulses, though…
