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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 ...
RBI dividend provides fiscal buffer, but inflation risks loom large: Kanika Pasricha, Union BankThe Reserve Bank of India's dividend payout provides a small fiscal buffer. However, government finances face pressure from fuel excise cut...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
- New price index plan to raise the heat
It is not just the UPA government’s ineffectual handling of runaway inflation that is proving to be a political millstone.
- Check again, prices rising faster than count
Revised inflation estimates for first 5 weeks of 2007-08 higher by 30-40 bsp than provisional figures.