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Service sector may be included in the Wholesale Price Index soon: Report

A government panel headed by Niti Aayog's Ramesh Chand is finalising the changes in the WPI to include 60 per cent of the economy for the first time

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

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

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

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

Top headlines: ED arrests ex-NSE MD; June trade deficit widens to $26 bn

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Wholesale inflation in March surges to second highest since 2004

This surge comes as commodity prices harden amid the Russia-Ukraine offensive

Sensex sinks 1,172 pts, Nifty below 17,200; Infosys tanks 7%, HDFC Bank 5%

CLOSING BELL: Dismal March quarter earnings by HDFC Bank & Infosys, coupled with fears of aggressive rate hikes amid rising inflation, soaring bond yields, & resurgence in Covid-19 cases hit sentiment

Measuring inflation

More needs to be done besides changing WPI base

Current WPI series to be scrapped, new one with 2017-18 as base yr on cards

Approval of various committees being sought before the new series is released

Dec WPI eases slightly but remains in double digits as food prices soar

Bucks a 4-month rising trend in December 2021 and comes in at 13.56%, even as food prices harden

2021, the year that was: Firms may no longer share higher cost burden

The concluding part of year-ender series looks at how inflation pinched consumers' pocket

WPI-based inflation hits 12-year high of 14.2% in Nov on dearer fuel, food

November's figure was up from 12.54% the previous month, as fuel and power prices rose 39.81% on the year versus 37.18% in October.

Oct WPI inflation hits five-month high of 12.54% on higher input costs

As demand is recovering, industry is likely to pass on the higher costs to consumers and this may affect retail price inflation, experts said

Sharp rise in natural gas prices, power outages worsen inflation worries

Brent crude up nearly 20% in the past month and hit a 3-yr high on Tuesday

High fuel prices push up August WPI inflation to 11.39%

WPI inflation rose marginally even as retail inflation measured by Consumer Price Index slipped to a four-month low of 5.30 per cent as prices of manufactured products spiked

Wholesale inflation eases to 11.16% in July as food prices soften

The wholesale price index (WPI) inflation is at a three-month low but remained in double digits in this fiscal year so far

Wholesale inflation soars to 12.94% in May on fuel price surge, low base

According to data released by commerce and industry ministry, fuel and power inflation stood at 37.61% led by higher petrol and diesel prices

Top Headlines: WPI makeover on cards, number of air travellers doubles

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WPI inflation spikes to over 8-year high of 7.39% in March: Details here

The wholesale price-based inflation shot up to over 8-year high of 7.39 per cent in March on rising crude oil and metal prices