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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...16 Apr, 2026, 12.44 AM IST- 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...15 Apr, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
- Urban-rural spending gap narrows in FY24The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey for 2023-24 indicates a decline in spending inequality between rural and urban areas and among...30 Jan, 2025, 11.07 PM IST
- Indians' consumption of pulses, cereals declines by 5 pc as spending pattern shifts: SBI ReportIndian households have shifted their spending focus from food to non-food items over the past 12 years. Consumption of cereals and pulses h...04 Jan, 2025, 01.42 PM IST
- Urban-rural consumption gap closes further in 2023-24Consumption inequality between rural and urban India decreased in 2023-24, with notable increases in Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expendi...28 Dec, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
- Rural consumption rises higher than urban, allowing the inequality to dip during Aug 2023-July 2024Consumption inequality decreased in both rural and urban areas during August 2023-July 2024 compared to the previous year, with Gini coeffi...27 Dec, 2024, 06.37 PM IST
- Rural-urban household spending gap narrowsThe Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23 in India reveals that the gap between urban and rural household consumption has...25 Feb, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
- Walmart pushes for 30% stocking of non-food itemsWalmart India chief executive Krish Iyer said allowing retailers to also sell non-food stuff would make the business model viable and allow...27 Sep, 2017, 12.17 AM IST
- Govt actively studying proposal for FDI in non-food itemsAn indication to this effect was given by Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal after her meeting with ministers from differe...06 Mar, 2017, 05.01 PM IST
- Walmart drops plan for food-only stores in IndiaRetailers say operating food-only retail stores does not make business sense because of the waferthin margins.04 Nov, 2016, 12.49 AM IST
- Gujarat registers maximum growth in per-capita food, non-food & FMCG consumption expenditure: AssochamGujarat has also topped in terms of household consumption of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) during 200 4-05 and 2009-10.12 Mar, 2013, 12.51 PM IST
- Food inflation to moderate after festive season: Finance Minister Pranab MukherjeeFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today expressed hope that food prices would moderate further after the end of the festive season.08 Sep, 2011, 04.03 PM IST
- Pranab Mukherjee hopeful of further decline in inflation in coming weeksWith weekly inflation figures showing marginal decline, Pranab Mukherjee exuded confidence that rate of price rise would moderate further i...02 Jun, 2011, 04.27 PM IST
- Declining trend in inflation evident: PranabBuoyed by the fall in food inflation during the first week of May, the government today said there is a trend of moderation in the rate of ...19 May, 2011, 02.53 PM IST
- Food inflation at 18-month low of 7.7%, government warns against core pricesFood inflation, as measured by Wholesale Price Index (WPI), was 8.53% in the previous week. It had stood above 21% in the last week of Apri...12 May, 2011, 03.05 PM IST
- Inflation to moderate, fall to more acceptable levels: FinMinInflation, currently near 10 per cent, is likely to moderate to more acceptable levels on good rabi crop and better rainfall prediction, Fi...10 May, 2010, 10.12 PM IST
- 'Non-food items need GI protection'India wants EU to accord geographical appellations (GI) protection to non-food items like Kanjeevaram sarees and Kolhapuri chappals.28 Sep, 2007, 02.14 AM IST
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