Whole Sale Price Index
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WPI inflation surges to 16-month high of 3.36 per cent in June on costlier vegetables
Business | Jul 15, 2024, 04:06 PM ISTWholesale inflation in India reached a 16-month high of 3.36% in June, driven by rising prices of food articles, especially vegetables, and manufactured items. This marks the fourth consecutive month of increasing inflation, up from 2.61% in May.
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Wholesale price inflation rises to 2.61 pc in May, as against 1.26 pc in April: Govt data
Business | Jun 14, 2024, 12:49 PM ISTThe wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation was 1.26 per cent in the previous month. It was (-) 3.61 per cent in May 2023.
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India's wholesale inflation rises to 13-month high of 1.26 per cent in April
Business | May 14, 2024, 12:58 PM ISTWholesale inflation: In April, India witnessed a further rise in wholesale inflation, primarily driven by increases in food and energy prices.
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Wholesale inflation remain in negative for fourth month in a row, stands at (-) 1.36 pc in July
Business | Aug 14, 2023, 12:40 PM ISTThe wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation rate has been in the negative since April and was (-)4.12 per cent in June. In July last year it was 14.07 per cent.
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WPI inflation declines to -4.12% in June on easing prices of food, fuel
Business | Jul 14, 2023, 02:12 PM ISTThe decline in WPI is due to a fall in prices of mineral oils, food products, basic metals, crude petroleum & natural gas and textiles.
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Wholesale Price Index inflation falls to 21-month low in November to 5.85 per cent
Business | Dec 14, 2022, 01:37 PM ISTWholesale Price Index inflation: After remaining in double digits for 19 months, the wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation declined to 8.39 per cent in October. The inflation was 14.87 per cent in November 2021.
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Wholesale Price Index inflation falls to 18-month low in September to 10.7 per cent
Business | Oct 14, 2022, 02:08 PM ISTBusiness news: Inflation in food articles in September eased to 11.03 per cent, against 12.37 per cent in August.
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WPI inflation eases to 12.41 per cent in August
Business | Sep 14, 2022, 01:25 PM ISTBusiness news: The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation was 13.93 per cent in July and 11.64 per cent in August, 2021.
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India's Feb wholesale inflation declines to 2.26%
Business | Mar 16, 2020, 01:26 PM ISTIndia's annual inflation rate based on wholesale prices declined to 2.26 per cent in February from a rise of 3.10 per cent in January, official data showed on Monday.
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Cheaper fuel, food cost eases India's July WPI to 1.08%
Business | Aug 14, 2019, 01:01 PM ISTThe Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data furnished by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed a decelerating trend as inflation had risen to 5.27 per cent during the corresponding period of 2018.
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Cheaper fuel cost eases India's June WPI to 2.02%
Business | Jul 15, 2019, 01:47 PM ISTOn a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data furnished by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed a decelerating trend as inflation had risen to 5.68 per cent during the corresponding period of 2018.
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India's WPI inflation hits eight-month high of 3.93% in November on rising food, fuel prices
Business | Dec 14, 2017, 01:23 PM ISTThe data shows a 34 percentage point increase as compared to 3.59% WPI inflation for October and 1.82% during the corresponding month of the previous year.
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WPI inflation falls (-)2.65% in Apr; industry demands rate cut
May 14, 2015, 07:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Deflationary pressure persisted for the sixth month in a row as fall in prices of fuel and manufactured items pulled inflation to a new low of (-)2.65 per cent in April, prompting industry
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Inflation falls to all-time low of -2.06% in Feb on cheaper food, fuel items
Mar 16, 2015, 05:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The wholesale inflation dipped to (-)2.06 per cent in February as prices of food articles, manufactured items and fuel products fell during the month.This is the fourth month in a row that WPI-based
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Inflation drops to five-year low of 2.38 % in September
Oct 14, 2014, 10:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Softening food prices pulled down the wholesale price inflation to near five year low of 2.38 per cent, creating headroom for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rate to boost demand and push
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Need to break back of inflation, says RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
Sep 26, 2014, 07:44 AM ISTMumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that there was a need to ‘break the back' of inflation which remains high and controlling it would make the apex bank's position more
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Inflation dips to 5-year low of 3.7 pc; RBI rules out rate cut
Sep 15, 2014, 08:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Declining prices of vegetable and other food articles pulled down wholesale inflation sharply to 3.74 per cent in August to a nearly five-year low.The inflation measured on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was at
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April WPI inflation at 2 month low of 5.20%
May 15, 2014, 02:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Wholesale prices-based inflation in April slowed to a two-month low of 5.20 per cent , helped by a moderation in food and fuel costs. The reading for February WPI inflation was revised
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FIIs reduce stakes in banks in July-Sept qtr
Oct 16, 2013, 11:59 PM ISTMumbai: Concerns over inflation, hardening interest rates and asset quality have prompted FIIs to cut exposure in banking stocks such as ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and SBI in the July-September quarter, say analysts.In the banking
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Onion prices continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg
Sep 19, 2013, 10:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Onion prices in the national capital continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg as supplies are still under pressure.Prices of the kitchen staple in Azadpur mandi, Asia's largest wholesale market, were