Page 11 - Wpi Inflation

WPI inflation spikes to 3.18% in March on costlier food, fuel

Inflation in food articles hardened with a steep rise in prices of vegetables during March 2019

February WPI inflation surges to 2.93% on rise in food, fuel prices

Economists are not sure whether it is an effect of rise in the minimum support price or drop in rabi sowing acreage

WPI inflation eases to a 10-month low of 2.76% in January on cheaper fuel

The trend is in line with the consumer price inflation rate, which declined to a 19-month low of 2.05 per cent in January from 2.11 in December

WPI inflation falls to 8-month low of 3.8% in Dec on easing food prices

December food inflation rose to to 0.07 per cent as compared to -1.96% month on month (MoM)

Rural distress: WPI inflation eases to 3-month low of 4.64% in November

November was the fifth month in a row when prices of food items kept declining

WPI-based inflation down to 4.64% in Nov from 5.28% the previous month

November food inflation also saw a drop to -1.96% as compared to -0.64% MoM

After 3 months of deflation, wholesale food prices may turn inflationary

Vegetable deflation rate in September narrowed to 3.83 per cent year-on-year from 20.18 per cent the previous month

India's wholesale inflation rises to 5.13% in September from 4.53%

Though CPI inflation also rose in September compared to the previous month, the price rise was higher in WPI

Costlier food, fuel push Sep wholesale inflation to 2-month high of 5.13%

Inflation in 'fuel and power' basket in September was 16.65 per cent

WPI inflation drops to 4-month low of 4.53% in August vs 5.09% in July

While inflation in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was 46.08 per cent, in diesel and petrol it was 19.90 per cent and 16.30 per cent, respectively, during August

Riding on fuel, core inflation, WPI jumps to 14-month high in May

The impact of firming input prices also showed up in manufactured products' inflation, which was up 62 bps

WPI accelerates to 3.18% in April on back of higher fuel, food prices

Inflation in 'fuel and power' basket rose sharply to 7.85 per cent in April from 4.70 per cent in March as prices of domestic fuel increased in line with rising global crude oil rates

Fall in food prices eases WPI inflation, slips marginally to 2.47% in March

Among vegetables, tomatoes saw a price fall of 26.48 per cent in terms of the wholesale price index

January WPI inflation falls to 6-month low of 2.84%, in line with CPI data

Every category in food items, barring milk, saw moderation in inflation or continued price fall

WPI inflation eases to 2.84 % in January from 3.58% in December 2017

Annual wholesale price inflation last month slowed to 2.84 per cent from a year earlier, from a provisional 3.58 per cent rise in December

WPI inflation in December at 3-month low, contrary to retail trend

While vegetable prices continue to soar, 56.46 per cent in December, pulse prices continued to contract

WPI inflation at 6-month high of 3.59% in October

Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation was at a six-month high of 3.59 per cent in October, from 2.6 per cent the previous month. As consumer price index (CPI) inflation rose similarly (to 3.58 per cent, a seven-month high) in the month, this is likely to be a factor if the Reserve Bank of India decides not to cut its policy rate at next month's review to spur economic growth. Food inflation, led by onions and tomatoes and in fuels, pushed the WPI inflation; that in manufactured products showed a decline. This led to core inflation (manufactured items sans food products) remaining stable at 2.8 per cent. Inflation was higher than October's only in April (3.85 per cent) in the financial year so far. Food inflation more than doubled to 4.3 per cent in October. For vegetables, at 36.61 per cent last month as against 15.48 per cent in September.In the case of onions, inflation surged to 127.04 per cent, while tomatoes saw it jumping to 97 per cent. However, pulses continued to see .

WPI to moderate further in coming months; average 2.8% in 2018: Nomura

A moderation in WPI inflation in the coming months is likely owing to falling vegetable prices and favourable base effects

WPI inflation rises to 1.88% in July vs 0.90% in June

Wholesale food prices in July rose 2.12% on year, compared with a 1.25% fall a month earlier

June WPI inflation drops to 11-month low as food prices ease

June WPI at 0.90%, down from 2.17 % in May, fuel inflation continues to decline for 5th month