WPI inflation in negative for second month at (-) 0.58% in July

WPI inflation in negative for second month at (-) 0.58% in July

A vendor arranging the pulses at a market, as the WPI stayed in negative territory for the second consecutive month at (-) 0.58% in July. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Wholesale price inflation (WPI) stayed in negative territory for the second consecutive month at (-) 0.58% in July, as prices of food articles and […]

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Wholesale price inflation turns negative in June at (-) 0.13%

Wholesale price inflation turns negative in June at (-) 0.13%

As per WPI data, food articles saw a deflation of 3.75% in June, as against a deflation of 1.56% in May, with vegetables seeing a sharp drop. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to (-) 0.13% in June as prices of food articles and fuel saw deflation, along with easing in […]

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Wholesale price inflation dips to 0.39% in May

Wholesale price inflation dips to 0.39% in May

A view of the wholesale vegetables market at Vashi, in Navi Mumbai. The wholesale inflation declined to 0.39% in May. | Photo Credit: PTI Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to 0.39% in May as prices of food articles, manufactured products, and fuel eased, government data showed on Monday (June 16, 2025). WPI-based inflation was 0.85% […]

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Wholesale inflation eases to 13-month low of 0.85% on falling oil, vegetable prices

Wholesale inflation eases to 13-month low of 0.85% on falling oil, vegetable prices

Data showed that vegetable prices contracted 18.26% in April 2025 and wholesale potato prices were 24.3% lower than they were in April last year. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Inflation at the wholesale level in India eased to its lowest level in a little more than a year, to 0.85% in April, according to […]

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India’s wholesale inflation eases to 3.85% in February

India’s wholesale inflation eases to 3.85% in February

Onion prices continued to fall year-on-year for the 18th straight month since September 2021, with February 2023 recording the sharpest drop of 40.14% in wholesale prices. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) moderated to a two-year low of 3.85% in February from 4.73% in January, with manufactured […]

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Wholesale price rise dropped to 5.85% in November

Wholesale price rise dropped to 5.85% in November

India’s wholesale price inflation fell sharply to 5.85% in November from 8.4% in October. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma India’s wholesale price inflation fell sharply to 5.85% in November from 8.4% in October, thanks to a broad-based dip in price rise led by food items whose inflation slipped from from 6.5% in October to just 2.2%. […]

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Wholesale price inflation drops to 12.41% in August

Wholesale price inflation drops to 12.41% in August

This is the seventeenth consecutive month that wholesale inflation has been over 10% This is the seventeenth consecutive month that wholesale inflation has been over 10% India’s wholesale price inflation dropped to 12.41% in August from 13.93% in July with the food index the only segment to report higher inflation during the month at 9.93% […]

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Wholesale price inflation slips below 14% for the first time since February

Wholesale price inflation slips below 14% for the first time since February

Wholesale Price Inflation moderated to a five-month low of 13.93% in July from 15.18% in June, driven by a lower pace of price rise for primary products, food items, and manufactured products, even though fuel and power inflation resurged from 40.38% in June to 43.75% in July. This is the 16th month in a row […]

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Top news of the day, June 14, 2022

Top news of the day, June 14, 2022

Presidential poll | Mamata meets Pawar; Yechury says NCP chief said no to being Opposition nominee West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Left leaders met NCP chief Sharad Pawar separately on June 14 trying to convince the veteran leader to be the joint Opposition nominee for the presidential election. Mr. Pawar, however, refused, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said after his […]

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