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Wholesale price inflation rises marginally to 0.83% in December

January 14, 2026 admin

In vegetables, deflation was 3.50% in December, compared to 20.23% in November. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Wholesale price inflation extended upward momentum for the second straight month, recording at 0.83% in December 2025, driven by an uptick in prices of food, non-food articles, and manufactured items on a month-on-month basis, government data showed…

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Unenviable choice: On the government’s fiscal policy space

January 2, 2026 admin

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue of ₹1.74 lakh crore in December 2025 confirms just how narrow the government’s fiscal policy space is. The December data reflect the economic activity in November, the second month under the new, reduced GST rates. December’s revenues were marginally higher than the ₹1.7 lakh crore collected in November….

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Wholesale Inflation Falls For Second Month In A Row To 1.31% In August

September 17, 2024 admin

As per the data, inflation in food items was 3.11 per cent in August. New Delhi: Wholesale inflation fell for the second consecutive month to 1.31 per cent in August due to cheaper vegetables, food and fuel, government data released on Tuesday showed. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation was 2.04 per cent in…

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Wholesale Inflation Stays In Negative For 6th Month At -0.26% In September

October 16, 2023 admin

Inflation in food articles eased to 3.35 per cent in September. (Representational) New Delhi: Wholesale inflation remained in the negative territory for the sixth straight month in September at (-) 0.26 per cent on easing prices of food items, especially vegetables. The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate has been in the negative since April…

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Wholesale inflation remains in negative for sixth month at -0.26% in September

October 16, 2023 admin

India’s wholesale prices stayed in deflationary mode for the sixth month in a row this September, albeit only fractionally with inflation at -0.26% compared to -0.52% in August, according to government data released on October 16. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA India’s wholesale prices stayed in deflationary mode for the sixth month in a…

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Wholesale inflation remains in negative for fifth month at -0.52% in August

September 14, 2023 admin

Inflation in food articles remained in double digit at 10.60% in August, lower than 14.25% in July. File | Photo Credit: Mohammed Yousuf India’s wholesale prices remained in deflationary mode for the fifth month in a row in August but the decline in prices eased to -0.52% from -1.36% in July, even as inflation in…

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Wholesale Inflation Stays In Negative For Fifth Month At -0.52% In August

September 14, 2023 admin

Inflation in food articles remained in double digit at 10.60 per cent in August. New Delhi: Wholesale price-based inflation remained in the negative territory for the fifth straight month in August at (-)0.52 per cent, but prices of food articles and fuel showed an uptick. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation rate has been…

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