WPI inflation falls sharply to 0.90% in June, food prices ease
Wholesale inflation fell to 0.90 per cent in June -- the lowest in at least eight months -- as prices in food articles, including vegetables, declined.
Jul 14, 2017, 13:10 PM IST
WPI inflation eases to 0.9 percent in June
India`s wholesale prices further eased to 0.9 percent year-on-year in June, government data showed on Friday, in line with the decline in retail inflation.
Jul 14, 2017, 12:34 PM IST
WPI inflation in May cools to 5-month low of 2.17%
Inflation based on the wholesale price index fell to a five-month low of 2.17 percent in May, mainly because of a sharp drop in prices of vegetables.
Jun 14, 2017, 14:19 PM IST
Revision in WPI, IIP base year will raise 2016-17 GDP by 0.50%
CSO had predicted a growth rate of 7.1 percent for 2016-17, in which the October-December quarter was predominantly marked by the demonetisation.
May 30, 2017, 11:51 AM IST
Changes made in the base year of IIP and WPI
Changes made in the base year of IIP and WPI. Watch this special segment and get to know more here.
May 13, 2017, 17:47 PM IST
WPI, IIP new series more reflective of market trend: India Inc
The index of industrial production (IIP) growth was 5.5 percent in March 2016.
May 12, 2017, 22:06 PM IST
Tissue paper, cucumber, gas among 199 new items in WPI basket
The government on Friday released the new series of the WPI with change in base year to 2011-12 from 2004-05 and after rejigging the items in the basket for making the index more reflective.
May 12, 2017, 20:20 PM IST
April WPI inflation slips to 3.85% as food prices cool
The index basket of the new series has a total of 697 items, including 117 for primary articles, 16 for fuel and power and 564 for manufactured products.
May 12, 2017, 18:30 PM IST
Q4 results, macro-data to guide equity markets' movements
Upcoming fourth quarter earning results, along with macro-economic data points and global geo-political tensions are expected to determine the trajectory of Indian equities markets during the week starting April 10.
Apr 09, 2017, 11:32 AM IST
Set up index to monitor services inflation: Parliamentary panel to govt
The inflation data currently fails to capture the ground reality, a Parliamentary panel has said, asking the government to come up with a separate price index for the services sector so as to reflect the rising costs in areas such as healthcare and education.
Mar 19, 2017, 12:21 PM IST
Wholesale inflation spikes to 5.25% in January, fuel prices rise
Wholesale inflation spikes to 5.25% in January, fuel prices rise. Watch the full segment for more details.
Feb 14, 2017, 21:12 PM IST
WPI inflation hits 23-month high of 3.55%, food items costlier
Driven by costlier food items, WPI-based inflation soared to 23-month high of 3.55 percent in July, prompting demands for strong government action to address supply issues.
Aug 16, 2016, 17:08 PM IST
Inflation negative for 16th month, falls to (-)0.91% in February
Subdued prices of certain food items and petroleum products kept the WPI (Wholesale Price Index) inflation at (-)0.91 percent in February as against (-)2.17 percent a year ago. It was (-)0.9 percent in January.
Mar 14, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
WPI inflation at (-)0.73% in December, food prices harden
For the 14th month in a row, wholesale prices fell in December but the rate of decline at 0.73 percent was the slowest in last one year as food prices shot up, indicating return of inflationary pressures ahead of RBI's monetary policy review.
Jan 14, 2016, 14:10 PM IST
Retail inflation at 14-month high of 5.41%; food prices spike
Retail inflation rose for the 4th-month in a row in November, accelerating to 14-month high of 5.41 percent on sharp pickup in food prices, posing a challenge to further easing of monetary policy by the Reserve Bank.
Dec 14, 2015, 21:34 PM IST
RBI likely to slash repo rate by 0.50% in H1 2016: Barclays
India is likely to clock a growth rate of 7.5 percent for the July-September quarter, while the Reserve Bank is expected to go for 0.50 percent cut in interest rate in the first half of next year amid softer inflation, says a Barclays report.
Nov 22, 2015, 18:04 PM IST
WPI inflation edges up at (-)3.81% in October on high prices of pulses
On the back of higher prices of pulses, vegetables and onion, WPI inflation for the month of October edged up to (-)3.81 percent as against (-)4.54 in September.
Nov 16, 2015, 12:34 PM IST
WPI inflation marginally up at (-)4.54% in September
Inflation in food articles inched up to 0.69 percent in September, from (-)1.13 percent in August.
Oct 14, 2015, 13:03 PM IST
Inflation set to move up as base effect thins: India Ratings
Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) has been declining since November, 2014 and CPI based retail inflation has been less than 4 percent in July and August, 2015.
Oct 08, 2015, 19:45 PM IST
RBI lowers inflation projection to 5.8% for Jan'16
The Reserve Bank on Tuesday lowered its inflation projection to 5.8 percent for January 2016 and said it will aim to bring it down further to 5 percent by the end of next financial year.
Sep 29, 2015, 17:12 PM IST
