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Wholesale price inflation falls to 2.6% in September as food items soften
• 8 years agoWholesale 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
• 8 years agoWholesale 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
• 8 years agoThe 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%
• 8 years agoThe 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
• 8 years agoAccording 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
• 9 years agoWholesale 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
• 9 years agoRising 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.
How the government makes you pay more for food
Vivek • 12 years agoNot food but fuel costs save the day: July WPI eases to 5-month low at 5.19%
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIndia'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
Chadha • 11 years agoJust 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 />