Wholesale prices in the United States rose 7.4 per cent in November from a year earlier, a fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures across the economy are continuing to cool. The latest year-over-year figure was down from 8 per cent in October and from a recent peak of 11.7 per cent in March. On a monthly basis, the government said Friday that its producer price index, which measures costs before they reach consumers, rose 0.3 per cent from October to November for the third straight month. Rising prices are still straining Americans' finances, particularly for food, rent and services such as haircuts, medical care and restaurant meals. Yet several emerging trends have combined to slow inflation from the four-decade peak it reached during the summer. Gas prices have tumbled after topping out at USD 5 a gallon in June. Nationally, they averaged USD 3.33 a gallon Thursday, according to AAA, just below their average a year ago. And the supply chain snarls tha
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It is hard to square the picture painted by the different indicators with the RBI's 7% full-year growth forecast. The World Bank's revised forecast of 6.5% may be closer to the mark, writes T N Ninan
However, this is the 17th consecutive month since April 2021 that the factory-gate inflation has remained in the double digit, primarily driven by rising energy and food prices
June WPI inflation of 15.18 per cent comes on the back of a high base of 12.07 per cent for the same month in 2021
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In April, the wholesale food price index rose 8.9 per cent, while the consumer food price index rose 8.4 per cent
Approval of various committees being sought before the new series is released
While the steps have had the desired impact to some extent, experts have criticised them for burdening farmers and going against the concepts of open markets and 'atmanirbharta'
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WPI inflation rose marginally even as retail inflation measured by Consumer Price Index slipped to a four-month low of 5.30 per cent as prices of manufactured products spiked
The corporate goods price index, which measures the price companies charge each other for their goods and services, rose 5.5% in August from a year earlier
The wholesale price index (WPI) inflation is at a three-month low but remained in double digits in this fiscal year so far
Wholesale inflation came in at (-)1.81% in June 2020, due to the implementation of a stringent nationwide lockdown
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