India's wholesale prices in August rebound to 0.52%India's wholesale price index (WPI) inflation saw an increase in August, reaching 0.52 per cent year-on-year, according to Commerce Ministr...
22 Sep, 2025, 01.33 PM IST
Food inflation likely to remain a cause for concern due to heatwave: ICRAICRA Chief Economist Aditi Nayar analyzes impact of heatwaves on food inflation, emphasizing monsoon's role. Divergence in wholesale and re...
14 May, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
Experts see WPI inflation rising in second half this fiscalExperts predict that the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in India will rise in the second half of the fiscal year, and a prolonged deflationary...
16 Oct, 2023, 06.20 PM IST
Wholesale inflation dips for fifth month to 0.5% in AugustWholesale inflation in India declined for the fifth consecutive month in August, reaching 0.52%. This provides the Reserve Bank of India wi...
15 Sep, 2023, 12.19 AM IST
Wholesale prices decline for fifth straight month to 0.5% in AugustWholesale inflation in India declined for the fifth consecutive month in August, reaching 0.52%. This is expected to provide comfort to the...
14 Sep, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
August WPI inflation up at 11.39% on higher manufacturing, fuel costsInflation, as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI), rose after easing for two consecutive months even as retail inflation slipped to...
14 Sep, 2021, 11.51 PM IST
WPI inflation rises to 11.39% in August as prices of non-food articles, minerals hardenThe RBI tracks retail inflation, which is measured by Consumer Price Index, for deciding the rate of interest during MPC's monetary policy ...
14 Sep, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
Food inflation drives Sept WPI to 7-month high of 1.32%Wholesale price index (WPI) inflation rose to 1.32% in September from a 0.16% in August, data released by the commerce and industry ministr...
14 Oct, 2020, 11.17 PM IST
August WPI up 0.16%, turning positive for the first time after MarchWholesale price index (WPI) inflation rose to 0.16% in August from a 0.58% contraction in July as inflation for manufactured items advanced...
14 Sep, 2020, 01.08 PM IST
Cheaper fuel, food cost eases Sep WPI to 0.33%The rate of price rise for the food articles was at 7.47 per cent during the month.
14 Oct, 2019, 02.26 PM IST
WPI remains unchanged at 1.08% in AugustInflation in fuel and power declined 4% from a 3.64% fall in July and that in manufactured products was flat from a 0.34% growth in the tra...
16 Sep, 2019, 01.44 PM IST
Wholesale prices cool in September after hitting 2-year high in AugustWPI inflation in September was 3.57 % compared with 3.74% in August. Similar to retail inflation, the drop in wholesale inflation is attrib...
14 Oct, 2016, 01.15 PM IST
Key data still awaited, but a rate cut looks quite likely in September: Aditi Nayar, ICRA"Apart from Fed’s announcement and the coming CPI numbers, there is one more key data point to look at. It is the advance estimate of khari...
14 Sep, 2015, 04.17 PM IST
WPI dips to historic (-)4.95%; pressure on RBI to cut rateReserve Bank mostly tracks the Consumer Price Index-based inflation for its policy decision, and its next review is due on September 29.
14 Sep, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
Rate cut or not, transmission by banks will pick up pace in Q3 & Q4: SK Ghosh, SBI"There is every possibility that the cost of deposit may witness a rapid fall in the next quarter or so. That will enable the banks to star...
14 Sep, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
August trade deficit dips to $10.84 billion versus $12.2 billion in JulyGold imports in August saw a bump-up to $2.04 billion, up 175.5% YoY. The oil imports were reported at $12.84 billion, down 15% YoY.
15 Sep, 2014, 05.34 PM IST
High inflation may make monetary policy call tougher for Raghuram Rajan: AnalystsWeighed down by concerns of a volatile and depreciating rupee, persistently high inflation and a huge current account deficit, Rajan is unl...
16 Sep, 2013, 01.08 PM IST