Wholesale Inflation

Wholesale Inflation Quickens To 2.03% In January From 1.22% In December

Business | Edited by Abhishek Vasudev | Monday February 15, 2021

The index of fuel & power group increased by 5.84 per cent and manufactured products index increased by 1.54 per cent.

Wholesale Inflation Eases To 1.22% In December Amid Fall In Food Prices: 10 Points

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad (With inputs from Agencies) | Thursday January 14, 2021

Wholesale Inflation in December 2020: The rate of inflation, based on the monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 1.22 per cent for the month of December 2020, as compared to 2.76 per cent in the corresponding month of 2019, government data showed on Thursday, January 14. The wholesale inflation during the month was registered amid a decline ...

December Wholesale Inflation Drops To 1.22%

Business | Edited by Nirmalya Sen | Thursday January 14, 2021

Retail inflation also dropped sharply to 4.59 per cent in December on the back of declining food prices

Wholesale Inflation At 1.55% In November, Highest In 9 Months

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Monday December 14, 2020

Upsurge worsened due to rising prices of manufactured products during festival season; however easing food rates capped upside

Wholesale Inflation Worsens To 1.48% In October

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad | Monday November 16, 2020

The wholesale inflation in October 2020 increased to eight months high of 1.48 per centas compared to 0.00% during the corresponding month of the previous year.

Wholesale Inflation Rises To 1.32% In September

Business | Edited by Abhishek Vasudev | Wednesday October 14, 2020

Inflation in food articles during the month was at 8.17 per cent, as against 3.84 per cent in August, the data showed.

Wholesale Inflation At 0.16% In August, Versus -0.58% In July

Business | Edited by Abhishek Vasudev | Monday September 14, 2020

Wholesale prices rose 0.16 per cent in August as against deflation of 0.58 per cent in the previous month.

Wholesale Deflation At 0.58% In July As Prices Ease For Fourth Month, Food Rates Remain High

Business | Edited by Abhik Deb (with inputs from agencies) | Friday August 14, 2020

WPI inflation in June was at (-) 1.81 per cent, while for the month of May and April it was (-) 3.37 per cent and (-) 1.57 per cent respectively

COVID-19 Crisis: What Economists Say On Rare Deflation, Softer Food Price Rise

Business | Written by Sandeep Singh | Monday June 15, 2020

Some economists say an expected pickup in inflation may not be so steep.

Wholesale Deflation At 3.21% In May Against 1% Inflation In March

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh (with inputs from agencies) | Monday June 15, 2020

Data comes days after government put off the release of headline consumer price inflation numbers for April and May due to inadequate data collection.

Wholesale Food Inflation Eases To 3.60% In April

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Thursday May 14, 2020

Price changes in all commodities forming the WPI could not be computed "due to non-availability of manufactured product group index", the government said.

Wholesale Inflation Eases To 1% In March

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh (with inputs from agencies) | Wednesday April 15, 2020

Wholesale food inflation stood at 4.91 per cent last month, as against 7.79 per cent in February, according to the data.

Wholesale Inflation Eases To 2.26% In February

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Monday March 16, 2020

Wholesale inflation came in at 2.26 per cent in February, government data showed on Monday.

Wholesale Inflation Worsens To 3.1% In January Amid Economic Slowdown: 10 Points

Business | Written by Sandeep Singh | Friday February 14, 2020

Wholesale inflation worsened to 3.1 per cent in January from 2.59 per cent in the previous month, government data showed on Friday. The release of official data on wholesale inflation - or the rate of increase in wholesale prices - comes at a time when the economy is staring at the worst pace of annual expansion in more than 11 years, and the centr...

Sensex Gains Over 200 Points, Nifty Moves Above 12,200 Amid Buying Across Sectors

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh (with inputs from Reuters) | Friday February 14, 2020

Domestic stock markets started Friday's session on a positive note, a day after breaking a two-day winning streak. The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 235.14 points to touch 41,694.93 in the first few minutes of trade, and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark climbed to as high as 12,239.85, up 65.2 points from the previous close. Gains across sect...