Wpi Inflation

Wholesale Inflation Touches 8-Year High Of 7.39% In March

Business | Edited by Animesh Singh | Thursday April 15, 2021

The fuel and power prices rose to 10.25 per cent,manufactured products rates climbed to 7.34 per cent and food went up to 5.28 per cent in March

Wholesale Inflation Rose To 4.17% In February Due to Higher Food, Fuel Prices

Business | Edited by Peter Noronha | Monday March 15, 2021

Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Inflation: The index of primary articles increased by 1.04 per cent to 145.4 in February, 2021 from 143.9 for the month of January, 2021, the Ministry of Commerce said

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.

Sensex, Nifty Continue At Record Highs; Nifty Bank Index Gains Over 2%

Business | Edited by Peter Noronha (with inputs from agencies) | Monday February 15, 2021

The wholesale price index (WPI) inflation rose sharply to 2.03 per cent in January compared with 1.22 per cent in December on the back of higher fuel prices

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 ...

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

Wholesale Deflation At 1.81% In June As Prices Fall For Third Straight Month

Business | Edited by Abhik Deb | Tuesday July 14, 2020

In May, the wholesale prices deflated by 3.21 per cent

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 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...

Wholesale Inflation At 0.16% In October

Business | Edited by Sandeep Singh | Thursday November 14, 2019

Wholesale or headline inflation - the rate of increase in wholesale prices - is gauged by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI).