Inflation on peak amid Heat Wave
Inflation 2024: Along with the scorching heat, people are also troubled by inflation. According to the latest report, the wholesale inflation rate has increased to a 15-month high in May.
Jun 15, 2024, 12:22 PM IST
Wholesale Inflation Inches Up Marginally To 0.53 Pc In March
However, retail inflation declined to a five-month low of 4.85 per cent in March mainly due to cooling food prices.
Apr 15, 2024, 15:02 PM IST
India WPI Inflation Eases To 0.2% In February
Fuel and power basket inflation eased to -1.59 percent last month from -0.51 percent in January.
Mar 14, 2024, 14:58 PM IST
Wholesale Inflation Remains In Negative For Fifth Month At -0.52% In August
In August last year, it was 12.48 percent. Inflation in food articles remained in double digits at 10.60 percent in August, lower than 14.25 percent in July.
Sep 14, 2023, 13:13 PM IST
Wholesale Price Index Inflation Falls To 8-Year Low Of -4.12%
At -4.12 percent, the WPI inflation has hit its lowest level since October 2015, when it had fallen to -4.76 percent. In April 2023, it stood at (-)0.92 percent.
Jul 14, 2023, 17:00 PM IST
WPI Inflation Eases To 29-Month Low Of 1.34% In March
The inflation was 3.85 per cent in February and 14.63 per cent in March 2022.
Apr 17, 2023, 15:29 PM IST
India's wholesale price index-based inflation drops to 2-year low of 4.95%
The WPI inflation slipped below the 5 per cent mark for the first time since February 2021, when it was at 4.83 per cent.
Jan 16, 2023, 15:04 PM IST
Wholesale inflation rises to 1.32% in September from 0.16% in August
The Wholesale Price-based Inflation (WPI) rose to 1.32 per cent in September mainly on the back of costlier food articles.
Oct 14, 2020, 13:03 PM IST
Wholesale inflation up at 3.1 per cent in Jan on high prices of manufactured goods
Wholesale prices based inflation was recorded at 2.76 per cent in January 2019, according to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Feb 14, 2020, 13:55 PM IST
WPI inflation rises to 0.58% in November against 4.47% year-on-year
India`s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices jumped to 0.58 per cent in November from 0.16 per cent in October.
Dec 16, 2019, 13:49 PM IST
Wholesale inflation eases to 0.16% in October from 0.33% in September: Report
The annual inflation, based on monthly wholesale price index (WPI), was at 5.54 per cent in October 2018.
Nov 14, 2019, 13:11 PM IST
Wholesale inflation dips to 0.33 percent in September
The Wholesale Price Index inflation stood at 5.22 percent during the last year.
Oct 14, 2019, 13:47 PM IST
WPI inflation spikes to 3.18% in March on costlier food, fuel
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation was at 2.93 percent in February. It was 2.74 percent in March 2018.
Apr 15, 2019, 14:14 PM IST
Wholesale inflation shoots up to 5.77% in June from 4.43% in May
According to the Commerce Ministry data, the WPI inflation in June 2017 was at 0.90 per cent.
Jul 16, 2018, 12:42 PM IST
Inflation may ease by December: Rangarajan
Rangarajan said he thinks this is the end of the season when prices rise as far as food articles are concerned.
Nov 16, 2017, 19:48 PM IST
CPI, WPI inflation to rise further in coming months: Morgan
Retail and wholesale inflation accelerated in July and the uptrend is likely to continue in the coming months, limiting the space for further monetary easing, says a Morgan Stanley report.
Aug 16, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
WPI inflation rises sharply to 1.88% in July
The government data released on Monday showed that prices of food articles went up by 2.15 percent in July on a yearly basis. In June, the prices had contracted by 3.47 percent.
Aug 14, 2017, 23:23 PM IST
CPI inflation seen at 4.8% in FY18, fears exaggerated: Report
Since December 2016, WPI inflation is more than CPI inflation, the report said, adding this trend is expected to continue till the fourth quarter of this fiscal.
Apr 18, 2017, 13:56 PM IST
'Easing of inflation offers scope for another rate cut this year'
With both retail and wholesale inflation easing, the Reserve Bank may cut policy rates by another 25 basis points this fiscal, India Ratings said.
Oct 16, 2016, 13:24 PM IST
WPI inflation in September eases to 3.57%
Keeping in trend with retail inflation, wholesale price inflation (WPI) in September eased to 3.57 percent in month of September from a two-year high of 3.74 per cent in August, official data showed on Friday.
Oct 14, 2016, 18:57 PM IST
