Tag: Wholesale Price Index
PPI vs WPI: What is Producer Price Index and why will it replace Wholesale Price Index in India?
The government has kicked off the retirement of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), rolling out India’s first set of Producer Price Index (PPI) data on…
Govt to replace WPI with Producer Price Index for future procurement contracts
New Delhi: The Centre is preparing to replace the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) with the Producer Price Index (PPI) for price escalation and price adjustment…
Wholesale inflation hits record 9.9% in June on fuel, food prices
New Delhi: India’s wholesale inflation rose to a record 9.9% year-on-year in June, driven by an increase in fuel and food prices amid continued impact…
RBI MPC minutes: ‘Energy prices unlikely to return to pre-conflict levels,’ says economist Saugata Bhattacharya
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% with a neutral stance at its June 2026…
Cooling crude may ease inflation heat, give RBI room to stay on pause despite WPI surge: YES Bank
New Delhi: India’s wholesale inflationary pressures remain elevated, but easing global crude oil prices and a stable rupee could help soften future price risks, potentially…
India releases new wholesale price inflation index; tweaks fuel, food categories
India released a new Wholesale Price Index (WPI) on Monday that shifted the base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23. It was accompanied by a release…
New series debut: WPI at 9.7% in May; energy costs drive surge; revamped index expands basket to 957 items
New Delhi: India’s wholesale inflation rose to a record 9.7% year-on-year in May, the first reading under the revised Wholesale Price Index (WPI) series that…
India introduces PPI for goods and services, begins shift from WPI
New Delhi: The government on Monday came out with producer price index (PPI) data for both goods and services for the first time to better…
New producer price index set to replace WPI over next five years
New Delhi: India will introduce a Producer Price Index (PPI) covering output, input and services prices, to offer a more realistic assessment of inflationary trends…
India overhauls inflation framework with new Producer Price Index, revised WPI
India will launch a new Producer Price Index (PPI) and roll out a revised Wholesale Price Index (WPI) series from June 15, marking one of…