According to data released on Monday by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India’s wholesale price inflation increased to a 10-month high of 1.81% year-over-year in January, up from 0.83% in December. The price increases were mostly caused by increases in non-food and food articles, textiles, basic metals, and other manufactured goods. From -1.0% in…
According to government data issued on Monday, wholesale price inflation stayed negative for the second consecutive month in November, mostly as a result of lower costs for food items, mineral oils, natural gas and crude petroleum, basic metals, and electricity. Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index decreased from 2.16% in November of last year…
India’s wholesale price inflation decreased to 0.13% in September, down from 0.52% in August, as food prices continued to decline, according to data released by the government on Tuesday. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation in September of the previous year was recorded at 1.91%.Retail inflation dropped to its lowest level in eight years at…
According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday, in February 2025, India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation increased to 2.38% (provisional), mostly as a result of rising prices for food products, food article, other manufacturing, non-food item, and textile manufacturing. The WPI rate in January was 2.31 percent, which is…
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…
According to data provided by the commerce ministry on Thursday, increases in the cost of essential foods and an unfavorable base caused India’s wholesale pricing index (WPI)–based inflation to reach a four-month high of 2.36% in October. WPI inflation in September 2023 was 1.84%, whereas in October 2023 it was (-)0.26%. October saw the biggest…
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…
