Page 4 - Wpi Inflation

At -0.92%, India's wholesale price inflation at its lowest since Aug 2020

The WPI food inflation in April was 0.17 per cent as compared to 2.32 per cent in March

Global trends, WPI inflation to drive domestic markets this week: Analysts

Domestic stock markets would be driven by inflation numbers, global trends, and the last batch of Q4 earnings this week, analysts said. Markets will also react to industrial production data and consumer inflation numbers that were released after market hours on Friday. "Participants will react to macroeconomic data viz. IIP and CPI first, which were released post-market hours on Friday. WPI inflation data is also scheduled on May 15. Apart from economic releases, global cues, especially the performance of the US indices and the trend of foreign flows will also be in focus for cues," said Ajit Mishra, VP - Technical Research, Religare Broking Ltd. Retail inflation declined to an 18-month low of 4.7 per cent in April mainly due to falling prices of vegetables, oils and fats, and came closer to Reserve Bank's target of 4 per cent, showed government data released Friday. India's industrial production growth slipped to a five-month low of 1.1 per cent in March from 5.8 per cent in ...

WPI inflation at 29-month low in March, prices of manufactured goods dip

It was for the sixth consecutive month that wholesale inflation was down to single digits, after remaining in double digits for 18 months

March WPI inflation drops to 1.34%; food inflation slows to 2.32%

WPI inflation: This is the tenth straight month of decline in WPI-based inflation

Some fodder for thought

Uptrend in milk prices can be attributed chiefly to the steadily worsening shortage and the resultant surge in the prices of fodder and feed, accounting for nearly 65% of the cost of milk production

WPI inflation eases to 25-month low in Feb as manufacturing prices cool

Inflation for manufactured items eased to 1.94% in Feb from 2.99% in Jan

Unprecedented spike in inflation spurs calls for urgent data revision

Consumer prices rose 6.44% in February, breaching the Reserve Bank of India's target ceiling

At 3.85%, India's wholesale inflation falls to lowest since January 2021

Earlier on Monday, the government data showed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation was at 6.44% in February

India's WPI inflation eases to two-year low of 4.73% in January

In December 2022, wholesale price inflation stood at 4.95 per cent. In January 2021, it was at 2.51 per cent

India's wholesale price inflation eases to two-year low of 4.73% in January

The price fall is mainly attributed to a fall in food prices, especially vegetables

Measures of inflation: Understanding CPI and WPI, and how they differ

The key difference is that one works at the production level, the other at the level of the household; but there are a few other differences as well

WPI inflation cools to 22-month low of 4.95% in Dec as food prices fall

In November 2022, wholesale price inflation stood at 5.85 per cent. In December 2021, it was at 14.27 per cent

WPI inflation falls to 4.95% in December from 5.85% in previous month

Inflation in manufactured products was 3.37 per cent during the month

Inflation kept MPC occupied in 2022, but may not hurt growth for now

Economists and businesses await to see what will be committee's stance in 2023

On track to meet FY23 fiscal deficit target, inflation within RBI band: FM

'We'll bring inflation down further for the sake of common people', said FM Nirmala Sitharaman

WPI inflation eases to 21-month low as pricing pressure softens in November

Fruits and vegetables, protein-rich items such as eggs, meat and fish drag down prices; Core inflation eases for seventh consecutive month to 3.5%

India's November wholesale inflation eases to 21-month low of 5.85%

WPI-based inflation remained below the double-digit mark for second consecutive month in November

India's WPI inflation eases to 8.39% in October from 10.7% in September

The index for manufactured products saw a decline of 0.42 per cent month-on-month (MoM) and the inflation in fuel and power category saw a fall of 1.65 per cent

Inflation 'manageable' at 7.4%, love to see it down to 4%, says Sitharaman

However, anticipating critics, Sitharaman added that the government is working to bring it down under 6% and would like to bring it down under 6% and "ideally" to 4%

WPI inflation eases to 18-month low of 10.7% as pricing pressure softens

The data released on Wednesday showed CPI-based inflation again shot up to 7.6 per cent in September, up from 7 per cent in August