India's wholesale inflation at 9.68% in May under revamped series as Iran war-driven oil costs biteIndia’s wholesale inflation stood at 9.68% in May under a new series, with food and fuel prices remaining high amid ongoing US-Iran conflic...
15 Jun, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
New producer price index set to replace WPI over next five yearsIndia is set to introduce a new Producer Price Index, covering output, input, and services. This move aims to provide a more accurate pictu...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
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...
02 Jun, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
India to unveil broader gauge for inflation in data revampIndia is introducing a Producer Price Index for the first time. This new measure will track prices received by producers of goods and servi...
02 Jun, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
Fuel price hikes may push inflation towards 5%, RBI likely to stay cautious: EconomistsRetail inflation may reach 5 percent by June due to fuel price increases and higher gold and silver import duties. Economists believe the R...
26 May, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
After stellar Q4, is a downgrade nightmare looming for India Inc in Q1?India Inc. showed strength in Q4 earnings. However, a Q1 FY27 earnings downgrade cycle is now a significant market concern. Elevated crude ...
26 May, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
SBI Report: No direct impact of oil price hike on India's fiscal situationFuel prices have risen by Rs 3 per litre. This move aims to reduce losses for oil companies. SBI's research report Ecowrap suggests that th...
18 May, 2026, 12.53 PM IST
In volatile times: 5 stocks with score improvement and upside potential of up to 24%There are reasons to expect more volatility in the short term. The Street will adjust to the likely decline of both the top and bottom line...
18 May, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
WPI inflation crossing 10% mark not a tail risk but a near-term base case: ReportThe recent Rs 3 hike in petrol and diesel prices, announced after the Prime Minister's national exhortation for austerity, was widely antic...
18 May, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
Centre forms working group for base revision of WPI; Niti Aayog's Ramesh Chand to headThe Centre has set up a Working Group to revise the base year of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) from 2011-12 to 2022-23, headed by Professor R...
02 Jan, 2025, 03.15 PM IST
New PPI model in works, govt working on WPI base revision: DPIIT secretaryThe industry department has developed a new Producer Price Index (PPI) model to better capture input prices, shared with the IMF, according...
04 Jul, 2024, 08.46 PM IST
Inter-ministerial consultation on for new industrial policy: DPIIT SecyThe Indian government is working on a new industrial policy, which will be the third after 1956 and 1991. The policy aims to create a globa...
01 Jun, 2023, 02.48 PM IST
Inter-ministerial consultations in progress on revising WPI base year to 2017-18: DPIIT secretaryInter-ministerial consultations are progressing on revising the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) base year from 2011-12 to 2017-18, a top govern...
11 Sep, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
GDP numbers to include revised WPI, IIP: TCA Anant, Chief statisticianThe government on Friday released a new back series of factory output and wholesale inflation after revising the base year for calculating ...
16 May, 2017, 01.54 AM IST
Government to come out with updated IIP, WPI indices by year-endAs part of the revision, the basket of items and weightage assigned to different entries on the basis of which indices is computed will be ...
05 Jun, 2016, 12.10 PM IST
WPI should return to positive territory soon: Indranil Pan, IDFCIn a chat with ET Now, Indranil Pan, Chief Economist, IDFC, says the numerical aspect of the WPI may actually alter but it is unlikely to b...
15 Feb, 2016, 02.24 PM IST
- 2004-05 to be the new base year for inflation index: FM
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the wholesale price index (WPI) series, used to calculate inflation in the country, will h...
31 Jul, 2009, 03.46 PM IST