Wholesale Inflation News

Wholesale price-based inflation rose to a record 15.88 per cent in May, it highest under the current series launched in 2012, government data showed on Tuesday.

Sounding a note of caution, the Reserve Bank said on Friday there is a risk of high wholesale price inflation (WPI) putting pressure on the retail inflation, albeit with a lag.

Government is not planning any additional borrowing and will stick to the borrowing target fixed for the current fiscal year

India's export duty hikes and tax cuts will likely hurt economic growth and raise the chances of the fiscal deficit widening

Government is considering spending an additional Rs 2 lakh crores ($26 billion) in the current fiscal to cushion consumers from rising prices

Congress leader Sachin Pilot today targeted the BJP-led government at the Centre over the issue of inflation, saying it is "looting" people's income.

Wholesale price-based inflation accelerated to 15.08 per cent in April from a year ago period, government data showed on Tuesday. The WPI inflation stood at 14.55 per cent in March.

"The rise in wholesale inflation is quite alarming and has become a big challenge for the common man," Ved Jain, economist and former president of The Indian Chartered Accountants of India, told NDTV.

The rupee weakened to its lowest in nearly a month, tracking a decline in domestic stocks as inflation surged and as oil prices climbed to their highest in nearly three weeks on supply fears from the prospect of more sanctions on Russia as the crisis in Ukraine deepens.

Wholesale price inflation rose to a four-month high of 14.55 per cent in March, against 13.11 per cent in February

India's wholesale price-based inflation accelerated to 13.11 per cent in February from a year ago, compared to 12.96 per cent in the previous month, government data showed on Monday.

The wholesale price-based inflation eased for the second consecutive month in January at 12.96 per cent, even though food prices hardened, the government said on Monday.

The rate of inflation, based on the monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 13.56 per cent for December 2021, compared to 1.9 per cent in the corresponding month of 2020, government data showed on Friday, January 14. Along with this, retail inflation also rose to 5.59 per cent in December, tracking a sharp rise in food prices. The next WPI in...

The wholesale price-based inflation bucked the 4-month rising trend in December 2021, and eased to 13.56 per cent, mainly on account of softening in fuel, power and manufacturing items even though food prices hardened.

Wholesale price-based (WPI) inflation surged to 14.23 per cent in November as against 12.54 per cent in October, government data showed on Tuesday. WPI inflation has remained in double digits for eight consecutive months starting April this year.

Wholesale price-based inflation rose to a record 15.88 per cent in May, it highest under the current series launched in 2012, government data showed on Tuesday.

Sounding a note of caution, the Reserve Bank said on Friday there is a risk of high wholesale price inflation (WPI) putting pressure on the retail inflation, albeit with a lag.

Government is not planning any additional borrowing and will stick to the borrowing target fixed for the current fiscal year

India's export duty hikes and tax cuts will likely hurt economic growth and raise the chances of the fiscal deficit widening

Government is considering spending an additional Rs 2 lakh crores ($26 billion) in the current fiscal to cushion consumers from rising prices

Congress leader Sachin Pilot today targeted the BJP-led government at the Centre over the issue of inflation, saying it is "looting" people's income.

Wholesale price-based inflation accelerated to 15.08 per cent in April from a year ago period, government data showed on Tuesday. The WPI inflation stood at 14.55 per cent in March.

"The rise in wholesale inflation is quite alarming and has become a big challenge for the common man," Ved Jain, economist and former president of The Indian Chartered Accountants of India, told NDTV.

The rupee weakened to its lowest in nearly a month, tracking a decline in domestic stocks as inflation surged and as oil prices climbed to their highest in nearly three weeks on supply fears from the prospect of more sanctions on Russia as the crisis in Ukraine deepens.

Wholesale price inflation rose to a four-month high of 14.55 per cent in March, against 13.11 per cent in February

India's wholesale price-based inflation accelerated to 13.11 per cent in February from a year ago, compared to 12.96 per cent in the previous month, government data showed on Monday.

The wholesale price-based inflation eased for the second consecutive month in January at 12.96 per cent, even though food prices hardened, the government said on Monday.

The rate of inflation, based on the monthly wholesale price index (WPI), stood at 13.56 per cent for December 2021, compared to 1.9 per cent in the corresponding month of 2020, government data showed on Friday, January 14. Along with this, retail inflation also rose to 5.59 per cent in December, tracking a sharp rise in food prices. The next WPI in...

The wholesale price-based inflation bucked the 4-month rising trend in December 2021, and eased to 13.56 per cent, mainly on account of softening in fuel, power and manufacturing items even though food prices hardened.

Wholesale price-based (WPI) inflation surged to 14.23 per cent in November as against 12.54 per cent in October, government data showed on Tuesday. WPI inflation has remained in double digits for eight consecutive months starting April this year.