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India's wholesale inflation dips to -1.21% in Oct against 0.13% in Sep

October 2025 WPI-based inflation: The negative rate of inflation is primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, crude petroleum & natural gas, electricity, and mineral oils

Wholesale inflation eases to 0.13% in September on benign food prices

This moderation was led by a fall in the prices of primary articles (-3.32 per cent) and the continued deflationary trend in the fuel and power segment

India's wholesale inflation cools to 0.13% in Sep against 0.52% in Aug

September 2025 WPI-based inflation: The positive rate of inflation in September is primarily due to an increase in prices of manufacturing of food products

Food prices drive WPI inflation to 4-month high of 0.52% in August

Primary food articles recorded a reduced deflation in August, led by an acceleration in the prices of wheat, milk and protein-rich items like egg, meat & fish

India's wholesale inflation at 0.52% in August as food prices increase

August 2025 WPI-based inflation: The positive rate of inflation in August is primarily due to an increase in the prices of food products

WPI inflation dips for 2nd month, hits 25-month low of -0.58% in July

The negative rate of inflation in July is primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum and natural gas, manufacture of basic metals

WPI inflation remains negative for second month at (-) 0.58% in July

Wholesale price inflation (WPI) stayed in negative territory for the second consecutive month at (-) 0.58 per cent in July, as prices of food articles and fuel saw deflation, even though prices of manufactured items increased, government data showed on Thursday. WPI-based inflation was (-) 0.13 per cent in June. It was 2.10 per cent in July last year. "Negative rate of inflation in July, 2025 is primarily due to decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas, manufacture of basic metals etc," the industry ministry said in a statement. As per WPI data, food articles saw a deflation of 6.29 per cent in July, as against a deflation of 3.75 per cent in June, with vegetables witnessing a sharp drop. Deflation in vegetables was 28.96 per cent in July, compared to 22.65 per cent in June. In the case of manufactured products, inflation was higher at 2.05 per cent in July, as against 1.97 per cent in the month before. Fuel and power saw a negative ...

India's wholesale inflation drops sharply to 0.85% in April on fuel prices

April 2025 WPI-based inflation: Oil prices fell by 3.95%, electricity prices dropped by 1.38%, while coal prices rose slightly by 0.22%

India's wholesale inflation eases to 2.05% in March on food, fuel prices

WPI March 2025: WPI Food Index eased 4.66 per cent from 5.94 per cent the month earlier

WPI inflation rises to 2.38% in Feb from 2.31% in Jan on fuel and power

The fuel and power index increased by 2.12 per cent to 153.8 (provisional) in February from 150.6 (provisional) for the month of January

WPI inflation eases to 2.31% in Jan, from 2.37% in Dec on food prices

Jan 2025 WPI-based inflation: Retail inflation eased to a five-month low of 4.31% in January, down from 5.22% in December driven primarily by easing food prices

WPI inflation rises to 2.37% in December, from 1.89% in November

WPI December 2024: WPI Food Index slightly decreased to 8.89% in December 2024 from 8.92% the month prior

Low pvt consumption, reduced govt spending a worry but GDP to grow 6.5%: EY

India's GDP is forecasted to grow at 6.5% in FY25 and FY26, but weak private consumption, rising household debt, and sluggish government spending pose challenges

Market Close Highlights, Oct 15: Sensex sheds 153 pts; RIL falls 2%; Smallcap stocks outperform

Stock Market Today: Bears took the reins on the D-Street as 21 out of 30 constituent stocks of BSE Sensex ended in red, dragged by Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, and Tata Steel

Sharp spike in food prices bumps WPI inflation to 1.84% in September

Food price inflation surged to 11.53 per cent during the month compared to 3.11 per cent in August, data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday showed

WPI inflation drops to 4-month low of 1.31% in Aug on lower prices

Food price comes in at 3.11%, compared to 3.45% in July, according to government data

WPI rises for fourth consecutive month to 3.36% in June on costlier veggies

Wholesale inflation in the country rose for the fourth consecutive month in June at 3.36 per cent on account of rise in prices of food articles, especially vegetables and manufactured items. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation was 2.61 per cent in May. It was (-) 4.18 per cent in June 2023. "Positive rate of inflation in June, 2024 is primarily due to increase in prices of food articles, manufacture of food products, crude petroleum & natural gas, mineral oils, other manufacturing etc," the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said in a statement on Monday. As per the data, inflation in food articles rose 10.87 per cent in June, as against 9.82 per cent in May. Inflation in vegetables was 38.76 per cent during June, up from 32.42 per cent in May. Onion inflation was at 93.35 per cent, while potato was 66.37 per cent in the month under review. Pulses inflation rose 21.64 per cent in June. In the fuel and power basket, inflation stood at 1.03 per cent, marginally lower ...

DPIIT close to finalising model to launch Producer Price Index in India

Producer price index may eventually replace WPI

Retail inflation steadily easing, food prices still a concern: RBI bulletin

Retail inflation is gradually easing, but volatile and elevated food prices are interrupting the path of disinflation, the RBI Bulletin said on Wednesday. An article on the "State of the Economy", published in the June 2024 Bulletin, said global growth was resilient in the first quarter of 2024, and many central banks have pivoted towards a less restrictive monetary policy stance in response to the fall in inflation in their economies. In India, high-frequency indicators suggest the real GDP growth in Q1 FY2024-25 is broadly maintaining the pace it achieved in the preceding quarter. Also, the prospects for agriculture are brightening with the early landfall of the southwest monsoon, said the article authored by a team led by Reserve Bank deputy governor Michael Debabrata Patra. "Headline inflation is gradually easing, driven by sustained softening of its core component, although the path of disinflation is interrupted by volatile and elevated food prices," the authors said. The RB

India's wholesale inflation rises to 15-month high of 2.61% in May

May 2024 WPI: Prices of crude petroleum & natural gas, food articles, and manufacturing witnessed a surge in May 2024 compared to April 2024