India overhauls inflation framework with new Producer Price Index, revised WPIIndia is set to introduce a new Producer Price Index and a revamped Wholesale Price Index from June 15. This significant overhaul aims to a...
India's inflation puzzle: How will fuel price play outIndia's inflation debate intensifies as wholesale prices surge, driven by fuel costs, while retail inflation remains subdued. A recent fuel...
A Rs 3 hike makes India’s inflation battle somewhat harderIndian Oil Marketing Companies have increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, and CNG by Rs 2/kg, following daily losses o...
Wholesale inflation hits 42-month high of 8.3% in AprilIndia's wholesale inflation reached an 8.3% peak in April, a 42-month high. Rising fuel, power, and crude oil prices fueled this surge. Exp...
India wholesale inflation jumps to 8.3%, highest in 3-1/2 years on oil shockWholesale inflation in India jumped to 8.3 percent in April. This is the highest rate recorded in the current series. Soaring fuel and crud...
WPI inflation hits 38-month high of 3.9% in March as soaring energy, crude prices amid West Asia war drive up costsIndia's wholesale inflation reached a 38-month peak of 3.9% in March. This surge was fueled by rising costs of crude oil, energy, and manuf...
Wholesale inflation rises to a 3-year high of 3.88% in MarchIndia’s wholesale inflation rose to a 38-month high of about 3.9% in March from 2.1% in February, driven by higher prices of crude oil, pow...
Wholesale inflation at 11-month high of 2.13%India's wholesale inflation reached a new high in February. Prices for food and other goods increased significantly. This trend mirrors ris...
Economic indices get makeover in keeping with changed timesFactory output rose 2.7 per cent in March, while wholesale prices rose 3.85 per cent under the new base year.
Edible oil industry demands revision of weightage in WPIIn wholesale Price Index (WPI), weightage for edible oils is 3.04293 per cent under food articles fixed in 2004-05.
Chocolates and cricket bats make it to Wholesale Price Index listThe sharp rise in consumption of processed food, especially in rural areas, could explain items like chocolate and noodles making it to the...
- New WPI to debut on Nov 14
The government has announced the much-delayed recast of the wholesale price index (WPI), the most widely watched measure of inflation, near...
- Negative inflation but high prices? Here is the reason
The WPI is illogical and outdated on many counts, listing no other detergents but Sansar powder, manufactured in Bangalore and Surf made in...
Between aam aadmi and WPIIt will be a combination of policy, institutional and regulatory reforms that would help shrink the spread between the wholesale price inde...
- Scary inflation figures may not be bothering the common man
Even as inflation measured by the wholesale price index (WPI) has shot through the roof and crossed the double digit levels, the consumer p...
- WPI product basket to expand three-fold
. The Abhijit Sen Committee, in its report on the new proposed monthly WPI series, has suggested that the total number of items being track...
- CPI-IW outpaces WPI on rising food prices
India’s inflation rate based on the consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW) has been increasing at a much faster pace than the...