Tag: Wholesale Price Index
India’s near-term outlook clouded by supply risks, weather uncertainties: RBI report
Kolkata: India’s near-term economic outlook is clouded by supply side pressures and weather-related uncertainties while the potential second round effect of the West Asia geopolitical…
India’s inflation puzzle: How will fuel price play out
India’s inflation debate appears to be entering a complicated phase. On the surface, retail inflation appears under control, giving consumers and policymakers some relief. But…
WPI inflation to face further upside as oil and metal prices stay elevated amid geopolitical tensions: Report
New Delhi: With the US-Iran conflict keeping global crude oil prices elevated and the Strait of Hormuz disruption pushing up metal costs, the economic research…
India wholesale inflation jumps to 8.3%, highest in 3-1/2 years on oil shock
India’s wholesale inflation unexpectedly accelerated to 8.3% in April, its fastest pace in three-and-a-half years, as surging energy costs triggered by the Middle East conflict…
Wholesale inflation at 11-month high of 2.13%
India’s wholesale inflation rose to an 11-month high of 2.13% year-on-year in February, from 1.8% in January, driven by higher prices of food and non-food…
Wholesale inflation hits 8-month high of 0.8% in December
New Delhi: Wholesale prices moved out of deflation after two straight months, recording an eight-month-high inflation of 0.83% in December, official data released Wednesday showed,…
Nov wholesale prices remain in deflation zone for second month
New Delhi: Wholesale prices stayed in deflation territory for the second straight month at 0.3% in November, as food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum and…
Amid sharp fall in food costs, wholesale prices slip into deflation, again
New Delhi: Wholesale prices fell to a 27-month low and slipped back into deflation after two months of positive readings, declining to -1.2% in October,…
India’s wholesale prices fall 1.21% year-on-year in October
Wholesale price inflation (WPI) fell to (-) 1 .21 per cent in October, driven by a decline in prices of food articles like pulses and…