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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

Wholesale inflation eases to 10.7% in September from 12.41% in August

Inflation in September, 2022 is primarily contributed by rise in prices of mineral oils, food articles, crude petroleum & natural gas

Rice prices soften in domestic markets after ban; exports may shrink by 25%

India, which commands 40% share in the global rice trade, exported 21.23 mt of rice in 2021-22, against 17.78 mt in the previous year

WPI-based inflation softens to 11-month low at 12.41% in August

However, this is the 17th consecutive month since April 2021 that the factory-gate inflation has remained in the double digit, primarily driven by rising energy and food prices

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The wholesale price-based inflation eased to 11-month low of 12.41 per cent in August, on softening in prices of manufactured and fuel products, even as food items remained expensive.

WPI inflation eases to 12.41% in Aug as prices of manufactured goods dip

August is the 17th consecutive month of double-digit wholesale price inflation (WPI)

Sensex gyrates 1,232 pts, ends 224 pts down; Nifty holds 18,000; banks jump

CLOSING BELL: Financials, largely banks, along with metals gave muscle to the bounce back with the Nifty Metal and the Nifty Bank indices rising over 1 per cent each

Consultations in progress on revising WPI base year to 2017-18: DPIIT secy

Inter-ministerial consultations are progressing on revising the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) base year from 2011-12 to 2017-18, a top government official has said. Revising base year to 2017-18 for computation of wholesale inflation would help in presenting a more realistic picture of the price situation in the country. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in June last year issued a draft technical report of a working group, which suggests revising the base year of wholesale price index and addition of about 480 new items such as medicinal plants, pen drive, lifts, gymnasium equipment and certain motorcycle engines in the new series. The draft report was placed in public domain and its feedbacks were considered before finalisation of the report. "The working group submitted its report in June. ...Now inter-ministerial consultation is in progress," DPIIT secretary Anurag Jain told PTI. In the case of agriculture commodities, new items such as medicinal

India's July WPI inflation eases to 13.93% as food, fuel prices decline

Wholesale Price Index-based (WPI) inflation was 15.18 per cent last month and at a record high of 16.63 per cent in May. It was 11.57 per cent in July 2021

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Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets its dairy products under the Amul brand, on Tuesday increased prices of its Gold, Taaza and Shakti milk brands by Rs 2 per litre.

WPI inflation eases to 5-month low of 13.93% in July; food prices soften

India's wholesale price inflation in July eased to lowest in five months at 13.93 per cent against 15.18 per cent in June

22 states, UTs see rise in inflation, despite marginal reduction overall

Lakshadweep was the only UT where the urban inflation rate was in double digits in June

June WPI-based inflation cools to 15.18% from May's four-decade high

June WPI inflation of 15.18 per cent comes on the back of a high base of 12.07 per cent for the same month in 2021

US inflation impact: Global recession fears to cool WPI inflation in India

Impact on CPI inflation to come later, rupee depreciation to negate some of this impact

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