Wpi Inflation

Wholesale Price Index Inflation Eases To Near 2 Year Low At 2.02% In June

PTI | Monday July 15, 2019

Wholesale price-based inflation declined for the second consecutive month to its 23-month low of 2.02 per cent in June, helped by decline in prices of vegetables as well as fuel and power items, according to official data released Monday.

Wholesale Inflation Eases To 22-Month Low Of 2.45%

Business | Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2019

Friday's data showed wholesale inflation in May was at the lowest level since July 2017, when it had stood at 1.88 per cent.

Wholesale Inflation Eases To 2.76% In January, Lowest In 10 Months

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Thursday February 14, 2019

Annual wholesale price inflation last month was lower than a provisional 3.80 per cent rise in December, and below a 3.65 per cent increase forecast by economists in a poll by news agency Reuters.

Plunging Inflation Opens Door To Monetary Easing By RBI

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday January 15, 2019

The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which mainly monitors retail inflation data and kept interest rates unchanged last month, will have leeway to soften its monetary stance at its February 7 meeting, economists said.

Wholesale Inflation Eases To 8-Month Low Of 3.80%

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Monday January 14, 2019

Food inflation stood at - or the rate of increase in food prices - was at 0.07 per cent last month, as against a food deflation of 1.96 per cent in November 2018, theMinistry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement.

Wholesale Inflation At 4.64% In November, Lowest Since August

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Friday December 14, 2018

Double-digit inflation in fuel and power was offset by easing food prices in November, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.

Wholesale Inflation Surges To Four-Month High In October

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Wholesale prices of food articles, vegetables, pulses, and onion witnessed a deflation of 1.49 per cent, 18.65 per cent, 13.92 per cent, and 31.69 per cent respectively.

September Inflation Likely Rose To RBI's Medium-Term Target Of 4%: Poll

Business | Thomson Reuters | Wednesday October 10, 2018

The rupee tumbled to a new low of 74.395 against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday and Brent crude, costliest import item, hit a four-year high this month.

Wholesale Inflation Eases To 4.53% In August, Lowest In 4 Months

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Friday September 14, 2018

Wholesale inflation in primary articles eased to 0.1 per cent from 1.73 per cent in the previous month. Inflation in 'fuel & power' was at 17.73 per cent in August, the data showed.

July Wholesale Inflation Eases To 5.09% In July

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday August 14, 2018

The rate of wholesale inflation fell due to cheaper food articles, especially fruits and vegetables.

Wholesale Inflation Accelerates To 3.18% In April

Business | Thomson Reuters | Monday May 14, 2018

Annual wholesale price inflation last month rose to 3.18 per cent from a year earlier, higher than a 2.47 per cent rise in March, and an increase of 2.86 per cent forecast by economists in a Reuters poll.

Karnataka Elections 2018: Markets Set To Be Volatile Ahead Of Results

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday May 15, 2018

Karnataka Elections 2018 Results: Probable victory of BJP in Karnataka Elections is expected to give impetus to the stock markets. PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi had campaigned heavily in the Karnataka Assembly Elections held on May 12. This week, CPI, WPI data will also determine the direction of stock markets. Axis Bank, Lupin, Punjab National...

Wholesale Inflation Softens To 2.47% In March

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 16, 2018

On a sequential basis, expenses on primary articles, which constitute 22.62 per cent of the WPI's total weightage, inched up by 0.24 per cent, from an increase of 0.79 per cent in February.

Wholesale Inflation At 8-Month High In November

Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday December 14, 2017

Faster rises in prices of food and fuel products led to the rise, government data showed.

Wholesale Inflation Hits 6-Month High Of 3.59%

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday November 14, 2017

Data released on Monday showed retail inflation picking up in October to a seven-month high, driven by faster rises in prices of food and fuel products, dampening chances of an interest rate cut by the central bank next month.