Drug pricing regulator permits marginal MRP increase for NLEM medicines in line with wholesale price index, offering relief to manufacturers facing higher costs
Committee asks DPIIT to align WPI with revised GDP, CPI and IIP series, and roll out producer price indices to improve price measurement and data accuracy
Factory-gate inflation rises to an 11-month high in February, driven by higher prices of primary goods and manufactured products, while fuel and power remain in deflation
If global crude averages $110-115 per barrel in FY27, India's net oil imports could rise by $56-64 billion annually, worsening the current account deficit and fuelling inflation
Under previous methods, low nominal GDP growth alongside low wholesale inflation created discrepancies by translating into higher real growth rates
India's wholesale price inflation rose to an eight-month high of 0.83 per cent in December, ending a two-month deflationary spell as food prices stabilised and core inflation firmed up
November 2025 WPI-based inflation: The negative rate of inflation in November is primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, crude petroleum and natural gas
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
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
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
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
August 2025 WPI-based inflation: The positive rate of inflation in August is primarily due to an increase in the prices of food products
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
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 ...
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%
WPI March 2025: WPI Food Index eased 4.66 per cent from 5.94 per cent the month earlier
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
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 December 2024: WPI Food Index slightly decreased to 8.89% in December 2024 from 8.92% the month prior
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