Wholesale Price Inflation

Wholesale price inflation falls to 2.6% in September as food items soften

Wholesale price index (WPI), had soared to a four-month high of 3.24 percent in August 2017

WPI inflation rises sharply to 1.88% in July; vegetable prices up 21.16% vs 22% decline in June

Wholesale inflation rose in July as prices of some commodities increased in the first month of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rollout

July retail inflation seen picking up for first time in four months

The consumer price index, the main policy target of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), likely rose 1.87 percent in July from a year earlier, according to a Reuters poll of economists, compared with an increase of 1.54 percent in June

WPI inflation in May cools to 5-month low of 2.17%; vegetable prices down 18.51%

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.

WPI inflation spikes to 39-month high of 6.55% in February on surge in food rates

According to the official data released today, food prices witnessed a sharp rise by 2.69 percent in February as compared to a deceleration by 0.56 percent in the previous month.

WPI inflation hits 23-month high of 3.55% in July

Wholesale inflation soared to a 23-month high of 3.55 per cent in July as vegetables, pulses and sugar turned costlier.

WPI inflation at 0.79% in May, vegetable prices soar

Rising for the second straight month, wholesale price-based inflation jumped to 0.79 per cent in May with vegetable prices witnessing a double-digit growth.

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Not food but fuel costs save the day: July WPI eases to 5-month low at 5.19%

India's wholesale price inflation in July eased to a five-month low of 5.19 percent, helped mainly by a moderation in fuel costs, government data showed on Thursday.<br />

June WPI eases to 4-month low of 5.43% but inflation could still play party pooper for BJP

Just over a month into the office, the Narendra Modi government seems to be very fortunate. There is good news all over. The stock market is hitting record highs, business sentiment is buoyant, wholesale price inflation has eased to a four month low and there are even credible signs of revival in economy.<br />