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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 Price Inflation Rises To 0.26 % In November

Food inflation rose to 8.18 per cent in November, from 2.53 per cent in October, said the Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement.

Dec 14, 2023, 12:37 PM IST

Wholesale Inflation Stays In Negative For Fourth Month At (-) 1.36% In July

Inflation in food articles skyrocketed 14.25 percent in July against 1.32 percent in June.

Aug 14, 2023, 13:10 PM IST

India's WPI Inflation Drops Into Negative To -0.92% In April, Lowest In 3 Years

A negative WPI inflation, technically termed as deflation, means that overall wholesale prices have been falling year-on-year.

May 15, 2023, 15:58 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

Wholesale Inflation Eases To 3.85 percent In February

Inflation in pulses was 2.59 percent, while in vegetables was (-)21.53 percent. Inflation in oil seeds was (-)7.38 percent in February 2023.

Mar 14, 2023, 13:47 PM IST

WPI Inflation Eases to 4.73% in Jan

Decline in the rate of inflation in January 2023 is primarily contributed by mineral oils, chemicals & chemical products, textiles, crude petroleum & natural gas, textiles, and food products: Commerce and Industry Ministry.

Feb 14, 2023, 14:31 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

November WPI inflation hits 21-month low of 5.85 pc; FM says govt will work to further bring down inflation

"Decline in the rate of inflation in November 2022 is primarily contributed by fall in prices of food articles, basic metals, textiles, chemicals & chemical products and paper & paper products as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year," the commerce and industry ministry said on Wednesday.

Dec 14, 2022, 16:17 PM IST

India's wholesale inflation falls further, continues to be in single-digit

Meanwhile, India's retail inflation rate based on Consumer Price Index declined to 5.88 percent in November from 6.77 percent during the previous month, according to data released on Monday by the ministry of statistics.

Dec 14, 2022, 15:09 PM IST

Wholesale price inflation at 11-month low, eases to 12.41% in August

Wholesale price inflation eased to 12.41 percent in August as against 13.93 percent in July, government data showed on Wednesday. At 12.41 percent, Wholesale price inflation dropped to 11-month low in August.

Sep 14, 2022, 12:37 PM IST

Slight relief for consumers! Wholesale inflation eases to 15.18% in June

The WPI inflation eased to 15.18 per cent in June on lower prices of manufactured and fuel items.

Jul 14, 2022, 13:58 PM IST

Inflation, unemployment making new records: Congress leader Sachin Pilot attacks Centre

In a tweet, Pilot said that with the wholesale inflation registering 15.08% in the month of April, the inflation in the country has "reached the highest level of 24 years".

May 18, 2022, 18:14 PM IST

Paracetamol, Azithromyci prices to increase by 10.7% from April

This means that the prices of nearly 800 scheduled medicines on the NLEM, which are used to treat fever, infections, skin diseases, high blood pressure, anaemia, and heart disease, will rise by 10.7 percent starting April 1.

Mar 26, 2022, 11:38 AM IST

Wholesale inflation eases to 12.07% in June as food, crude prices soften

Inflation in fuel and power basket eased to 32.83 per cent during June, against 37.61 per cent in May.

Jul 14, 2021, 12:47 PM IST

You may actually be 'dissaving' by putting money in savings instruments

As per the latest RBI data, household financial savings had declined sharply to 10.4 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the July-September period of FY21, down from 21 percent of the GDP in Q1 of FY21. It is estimated to have further declined in the December quarter as consumption intensified and options to save were disincentivised.

Apr 17, 2021, 17:25 PM IST