Page 12 - Wpi Inflation

June WPI inflation falls to 0.90%, lowest since June 2016

As food prices eased, WPI decelerated from 2.17% in May to 0.90% in June

Inflation loses bite: May WPI down at 2.17% on cheaper veggies

The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation was 3.85 per cent in the previous month

Falling food prices slow down wholesale inflation to 5-month low in May

May WPI at 2.17 %, down from 3.85 % in May; fuel inflation continues to decline for 4th month

New WPI series suggests higher core inflation rate in past 6 months: CRISIL

WPI inflation for April is at 3.9%, which is 144 (bps) lower than the March inflation rate

Crisil Core Inflation Tracker: WPI inflation in March eases a notch

The fall in WPI inflation in March was led by a bigger slowdown in fuel inflation

WPI inflation slips four-month low to 3.85% in April on cooling food prices

Govt revised the base year for calculating macroeconomic indicators to 2011-12

Wholesale inflation cools to 5.7% in March even as food prices rise

The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation declined by 0.85 percentage points to 5.7 per cent in March over 6.5 per cent in the previous month, even as food part of it rose during the period. Going forward, particularly from July, the inflation trajectory will be decided by the behaviour of monsoon and expectations built on that to the large extent. Indian Meteorological Department is slated to provide first prediction of the monsoon for 2017 on Tuesday. The private weather forecaster SkyMet has predicted slightly below normal rains. Some economists believe that inflation, particularly food part, faces upside risks which would force the Reserve Bank of India to go for continued pause so far as the repo rate is concerned. The movement of WPI inflation was in contrast to the CPI inflation over the same period. Data released last week showed that retail inflation touched a five-month high of 3.81 per cent in March on costlier food items. Food items have higher weight of over 45 ..

WPI inflation falls to 5.7% in March due to easing fuel prices

Last month, wholesale food prices rose 3.12% y-o-y, compared with provisional 2.69% rise in February

WPI Inflation rises to over three year high at 6.5% on food, fuel prices

The data justifies the Reserve Bank of India's caution on loose monetary stance

WPI inflation to rise in next 3 months; 2017 mean to be around 4.4%: Nomura

WPI-based inflation rose to a 30-month high of 5.2% in January from 3.4% in December

Wholesale inflation at 30-month high in January on high commodity prices

Wholesale inflation rose to a two-and-a-half-year high of 5.2 per cent in January

Fuel prices pushes WPI inflation to 5.25 per cent in January

High fuel inflation pushes up index as food prices keep on falling

WPI inflation rises 3.39% in December

In November, prices rose a provisional 3.15 percent

India's wholesale prices up 3.15% in November, slowest in 5 months

Last month, wholesale food prices rose 1.54 percent year-on-year, compared with a provisional 4.34 percent gain in October.

WPI inflation at 3-month low in Sept

However, provisional estimates for Sept released on Friday may be taken with some degree of caution